This paper highlights some key historical perspectives and antecedents of African Indigenous knowledge (AIK) and practices while identifying ‘open’ futures and opportunities for the application of digital technologies for educational opportunities that build on this cultural base. The role and negative impact of colonialism in the under-development of AIK is examined in this context together with the impact of post-colonial and contemporary corruption in further undermining the value of Indigenous knowledge systems. Two key concepts are identified as a counterpoint to this: the resilience of AIK and ‘local wisdom’ and the openness underpinning much of the ongoing digital revolution. This natural alignment can help guide the integration of Indigenous-based knowledge and practices and the deployment of open and distance learning in the re-birth of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS). Openness is a pivotal concept here for it is integral to both the architecture of the Web and in its ongoing evolution. Given the identified opportunities associated with digital technology, and despite the challenges, it is argued that there is an unequivocal need for AIKS to explore the advantages of open education resources and practices in promoting this rebirth that is also consistent with modern science and technologies in Africa and beyond.

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为尼日利亚教育打开未来之路–将教育技术与土著知识和实践相结合

本文着重介绍了非洲土著知识（AIK）和实践的一些关键历史观点和先例，同时确定了“开放”的未来和将数字技术应用到以此文化基础为基础的教育机会的机会。在这种情况下，考察了殖民主义在AIK发展不足中的作用和负面影响，以及后殖民和当代腐败对进一步削弱土著知识体系的价值的影响。与之相对应的是两个关键概念：AIK和“本地智慧”的弹性以及开放性是正在进行的数字革命的基础。这种自然的契合可以帮助指导基于土著的知识和实践的整合以及在非洲土著知识系统（AIKS）的重生中开放和远程学习的部署。在这里，开放性是一个至关重要的概念，因为它是Web体系结构及其持续发展中不可或缺的一部分。鉴于已发现与数字技术相关的机遇，尽管面临挑战，但有人认为，AIKS明确需要探索开放式教育资源和实践在促进这种重生方面的优势，这也与非洲现代科学技术相一致。超越。