ICT APPLICATION in EDUCATION

-Foreword

This set of E-Primers on the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to

development, is presented by UNDP for the benefit of participants to the World Summit on the

Information Society.

These E-Primers have been produced by UNDP’s regional project, the Asia-Pacific Development

Information Programme (APDIP), in association with the secretariat of the Association of Southeast

Asian Nations (ASEAN).They cover a range of key topics of special interest to the ICT for Development

field. Although produced mainly within and for the Asia-Pacific region, the Primers contain information

and examples which pertain universally.

• The Information Age

• Nets,Webs and the Information Infrastructure

• E-commerce and E-business

• Legal and Regulatory Issues for the Information Economy

• E-government

• ICT and Education

• ICT for Poverty Alleviation

Additional titles will be added, and all can be found at http://www.eprimers.org and

http://www.apdip.net.

Stephen Browne

Group Leader

ICT for Development

United Nations Development Programme

Bureau for Development Policy

304 E. 45th Street

New York,NY 10017

Preface

One the many challenges facing developing countries today is preparing their societies and governments

for globalization and the information and communication revolution. Policy-makers, business

executives, NGO activists, academics, and ordinary citizens are increasingly concerned with the need

to make their societies competitive in the emergent information economy.

The e-ASEAN Task Force and the UNDP Asia Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDPAPDIP)

share the belief that with enabling information and communication technologies (ICTs), countries