IBSAR (Vision)
Details of the organization
Name *
National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC)
Country *
Sudan
Website (URL)
http://www.ntc.gov.sd
Type *
Governments
National implementation mechanism
The organization has a strategy for coordinating WSIS Implementation at the national level:
No
The organization has a national e-strategy:
Yes
Information about the project
Project title *
IBSAR (Vision)
Description *
Ibsar (Vision) is one of the many projects provided by the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) in order to develop the society and promote the culture of using the telecommunications and technology and make it available to all, especially people with disability. So, the project aims to teach visually impaired people the computer science, running programs and applications to facilitate their access to ICTs to enhance their role in society. Ibsar is the best solution for reading and writing for the blind. It helps to read the paper and electronic documents and access to e-mail and write documents and save them in Braille. In addition to learning computer science and how to operate and deal with it and then access to Internet services and thus access to information technology and provides assistance and facilities for the necessary training, education and career development of this category, which helps in their demographics in society. The project consists of two parts, the First part of the project is computer labs with IBSAR software for the blind and the equipment attached to it and the Second part is establishment of Training courses for capacity building. The project now covers two states as the phase one, but the work will continue to cover the six states in phase two, in phase three the project will cover all Sudan and even make it available to the countries in the region and the whole world
Project website
http://www.ntc.gov.sd
Geographical coverage *
National implementation:
Sudan
Status *
Ongoing
from 01/01/2017
to
31/12/2019
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
*
Capacity building
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Project type *
Project