The practice of supplying second-hand computers to Africa can prove to be an expensive mistake, according to a UK report.

The UK Centre of International Education has said that Western organisations trying to bridge the "digital divide" are having some unfortunate consequences for teaching.

It says that software compatibility problems are leading to chaos in some classrooms as teachers battle to make the machines work - claims backed up by some organisations in Africa themselves

"It has been a very very costly mistake," Bildad Kagai from the Open Source Foundation for Africa told the BBC World Service's Outlook programme.

"The issue is that we did not consider the consequent costs that come with the donation of computers."

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