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SHARJAH, 2nd November, 2021 (WAM) The 11th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) Publishers Conference concluded today (Tuesday) after three days of exciting debates and discussions on a new era of educational publishing being steered by the digital age, and the resulting opportunities and challenges emerging for industry stakeholders.
The discussions were attended by Bodour Al Qasimi, President, International Publishers Association (IPA); and publishing professionals representing the global industry.
Representatives of the five projects that were selected for the 2021 cycle of the Africa Publishing.
These new Africa Publishing Innovation Fund grants respond to the educational shortfalls in parts of Africa where the switch to digital has left students without adequate resources.
The fishing village of Butre in Ghana, the type of rural community in which girls in particularly have faced challenges in accessing online learning because of a significant urban-rural digital divide. Girls are expected to take on childcare responsibilities and household chores. Image – iStockphoto: TG23
‘Scalable Digital Learning Innovations’
In its announcement today (March 10) of its allocations of US$170,000 in 2021 funding, the Africa Publishing Innovation Fund has named five projects to receive grants, from an initial total of 311 applications from 26 African nations.
Three good reads for the African summer
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Gail Collins presents a round-up of all the new and interesting developments in the world of books relating to Africa.
Africa does not sleep. Its creative power is keeping it awake and waking up others too. Great authors continue to bring their stories to the world, literary programmes are ramping up and soon creative minds will be back together again, unleashing new ideas and encouraging fresh writers to tell their story.
This summer’s reads are already on their way and just published is
The South African novelist, playwright, scholar and activist in her 77