Mindsets Barrier To E-Thuto Buy-In, ICT Adaptation

Students logging into the e-thuto programme PIC: LESEDI MKHUTSHWA
Students logging into the e-thuto programme PIC: LESEDI MKHUTSHWA

FRANCISTOWN: Regional director operations of education (North East), Labane Mokgosi says the main challenge identified for e-Thuto is that of changing people’s mindsets on adapting to Information, Communication and Technology (ICT).

e-Thuto project is an interactive web-based system, which is the recipient of the prestigious 2020 United Nations Public service Awards (UNPSA) in the category of promoting digital transformation in the public sector.

When addressing members of the fourth estate recently at Ntshe House, Mokgosi said there is a problem in terms of now making people own e-Thuto services, rolling it out and having it that the affected stakeholders buy-in and make use of it.
Mokgosi said he advised management to combine e-learning with mindset change management for stakeholders to be able to adapt to ICT.

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