Despite continuous mention of government’s intent to connect South African schools to a broadband network and to inject technology into the classroom, it appears efforts to modernise the country’s education system remain fragmented.

And while each of the country’s provinces is left to its own devices when it comes to technology rollout in schools, it also appears that certain ICT in education initiatives – such as One Laptop Per Child and the Teacher Laptop Initiative – have either fallen by the wayside, or have stalled.