ICT Centers
Fortunately, since 2017, HEDP implemented 12 ICT centers, 24 IT equipment and 6 solar system facilities in public universities. The universities implemented ICT centers listed below:
- Faryab University
- Khost University
- Ghazni University
- Takhar University
- Paktia University
- Kunar University
- Alberoni University
- Bamyan University
- Kabul Medical University
- Shahid Rabani Education University
- Baghlan University
- Kabul Polytechnic University
An ICT center consists of an IT Lab, workspace for ICT technical staff, equipped training room, standard server room, and stock room . The university buildings are fully networked and internet is accessible everywhere through the campus.
The main objective of an ICT center is to:
- Provide quality technology services to the university to achieve academic excellence.
- Provide innovative ICT solutions to modernize teaching, learning and research of the university
The design and establishment of ICT infrastructure follows a standard performance scorecard developed by World Bank and MoHE responsive to the needs of universities.
ICT Center designed and established delivers services listed as below:
- Provision of Internet services to university faculty members, staff and students
- Provision and maintenance of learning management platform and other learning tools
- Capacity building programs for faculty members, staff and students
- Provision and installation of necessary software
- IT support helpdesk
- Provision of access to digital libraries university users
- Maintenance of ICT equipment
- Ensuring security of ICT center and campus network
- Provision and installation of necessary software
- Email services to faculty users