''ICT Barriers in South African Education''

South Africa is still a slowly developing nation faced with a lot of social issues which become boundaries that lead to Government deviating from other parts of development to focus more on those social issues. 

ICT requires major financial investment, has high costs in information acquisition, maintenance and  infrastructure (e.journals, digital libraries). Thus it becomes difficult to integrate ICT in both Higher and Basic Education due to the fact that it's expensive and things such as delivery of textbooks, provision of desks and proper learning facilities are what is prioritized first above everything else. The risk factor is also highly considered looking at the crime rate in our Country, the Government  can't continuously pump money into a pit hole.

Furthermore, I can say that most Barriers with ICT in South Africa are derived from the social issues, meaning there are a lot of  loop holes which need to be closed first in order for ICT to be fully implemented and operate effectively in all aspects of the country, especially in Rural Areas.

The Barriers which are as follows:

• Lack of IT infrastructure
• Lack of finance
• Poverty
• Crime
• Illiteracy
• Lack of national development

As i highlighted in my previous comment with regards to the topic 'ICT in South African Education - a Reality Check'. At my school we were faced with one of the most controversial social issues 'Crime'. Which repeatedly robbed us of any opportunity that came our way to experience the ICT Systems. These are herculean barriers which cost schools in rural areas like mine a chance to better education, improved teaching and learning, easy access to information and greater achievement academically.