The Digital Divide and University Education Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

This paper examined the concept of the digital divide, how the divide can relegate Africa to the background and how a transformed tertiary educational system can help to minimise the bridge between the information-rich countries of the North and the information-poor African countries. It is argued that if the barriers to accessing and synthesising information can be removed, African scholars and researchers can contribute significantly to global knowledge development. They can also adapt existing knowledge to enhance sustainable development in the African continent. (African Journal of Library, Archives and Information Science: 2003 13 (1):11-20