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1. Vision, Goals and Policy of ICT in Education
Vision
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The long term-vision of Education for All in Cambodia is to ensure equal access to quality basic education for all citizens and to prepare its citizens to play an active role in reconstructing the country as well as integrating Cambodia to the knowledge-based global community. The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) is introducing various initiatives to facilitate greater integration of information and communication technology (ICT) to improve the effectiveness of education at all levels and to produce the technologically literate, productive and critically thinking workforce for the country.
Goals
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» Increased access to basic education for all, both formal and non-formal, using ICT as one of the major tools for learning, teaching, searching and sharing information.
» Improved quality of basic education and promote independent and lifelong learning, especially for post-primary education.
» Availability of workforce with the ICT skills needed for employment and use in a knowledge-based society; to ensure that Cambodia can compete and co-operate in an increasingly interconnected world.
Policy of ICT in Education
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The Ministry's articulation of the policy for ICT in education focuses on four main areas:
» The first area is provide access to ICT for all teachers and students, especially at secondary level, ensuring that ICT is used as an enabler to reduce the digital gap between Cambodian schools and other schools in neighbouring countries.
» The second area emphasizes the role and function of ICT in education as a teaching and learning tool in different subjects, and as a subject by itself. Access to information on the Internet and increased communication, via email, between schools and individuals can play an important role in the professional development of educators. In addition to radio and television as a teaching and learning tool, this policy stresses the use of the computer for accessing information, knowledge, skills, and communication.
» The third area is to promote education for all regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability or location through distance education and self-learning, especially for deprived children, youth and adults who lack access to basic education, literacy and skill training, by integrating ICT with radio, television, printed materials and other media.
» The fourth area emphasizes using ICT to increase productivity, efficiency and effectiveness of education management. Through the use of information management systems, ICT will be extensively used to automate and mechanise work such as the processing of student and teacher records, communication between government and schools, lesson planning, assessment and testing, financial management and the maintenance of inventories.
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