▁Vari ous ▁de ans ▁presented ▁innov ative ▁approaches ▁in ▁which ▁teacher ▁education ▁was ▁addressed ▁within ▁their ▁respective ▁context s ▁{ http :// www . d eta . up . ac . za / }. ▁ ▁The ▁growing ▁role ▁of ▁technology ▁in ▁teacher ▁education ▁featured ▁prom in ently ▁during ▁the ▁present ations . ▁ ▁An ▁Inter im ▁Ste ering ▁Committee , ▁representing ▁the ▁regional ▁African ▁de ans , ▁was ▁constit uted . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁A DEF ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁R w anda ▁in ▁K ig ali . ▁ ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁A DEF ▁as ▁a ▁foc al ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁Te acher ▁Task ▁Force ▁▁ ▁( http :// www . te ach ers fore fa . unes co . org / v 2 / index . php / en /) ▁was ▁discussed . ▁ ▁Ide as ▁for ▁a ▁coh es ive ▁project ▁that ▁would ▁le verage ▁the ▁expert ise ▁and ▁capacity ▁of ▁A DEF ▁to ▁support ▁S ust ain able ▁Development ▁Go al ▁ 4 ▁( https :// s ust ain able development . un . org / sd g 4 ) ▁was ▁discussed . ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁doctor al ▁network ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁teacher ▁education ▁in ▁Africa ▁received ▁the ▁full ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁meeting . ▁ ▁The ▁Ste ering ▁Committee ▁was ▁mand ated ▁to ▁explore ▁and ▁develop ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁doctor al ▁network ▁in ▁teacher ▁education . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁regional ▁represent