Guidelines and policies
ICT Use in Education
UNESCO: ICT policies of selected countries in Asia-Pacific
Link directly to information and guidelines on the ICT in education policies of Asia-Pacific countries from this page. From the individual country pages there are then further links to national ICT policies, frameworks and action plans.
UNESCO: ICT policies – Materials
These are training materials and resources from the High Level Policy-Makers Workshop Bangkok, 18 February — 31 May 2003, Towards Policies for Integrating ICTs into Education, including articles discussing ethical, psychological and legal issues, pedagogical themes and operational issues.
UNESCO: ICT policy and strategy – Guidelines
This UNESCO page outlines examples of goals and guidelines of various policies on integrating ICTs into education. These are divided into five sub-sections, including general policy elements and policy factors to consider.
Development gateway: e-learning policies, strategy and guidelines
This page is a useful resource for those involved in developing strategy and policies for e-learning programmes in developing countries. Search the database by region, issue or type, such as best practice and case study, for carefully selected reports and articles.
Lessons for ICT and education in the developing world
A World Bank initiative, World Links has worked with 21 countries since its inception, aiming at bringing schools in developing nations into contact with industrialized societies. This report highlights ten lessons World Links has learned from its experience in helping developing countries keep in touch with the digital revolution in education.
Computers in schools: 10 ways to avoid past errors
In outlining ten important lessons that have been learnt when introducing ICTs to schools, this paper recommends beginning simply, and encouraging the uses to which teachers put ICTs to develop in line with their individual technical skills.
The global information technology report 2001-2002: Readiness for the networked world
This is the executive summary of a report from the Centre for International Development at Harvard University, assessing the readiness of 75 countries to exploit the opportunities offered by ICTs.
Powering ICT: An Energy Solutions Toolkit for ICT Projects
Recognizing that an informed strategy for access to power in rural ICT projects can prevent interruptions of programme activities and services, this Toolkit provides information to make informed decsions about energy use for powering ICT equipment.
