I National Perspectives. - 1 Nordic cooperation on communication and information technologies and didactics in education. - 2 Building resource capacity for IT education and training in schools the case of Botswana. - 3 Computer education and human capacity for information technology in Namibia. - 4 Schools with SPIRIT capacity building in The Netherlands. - 5 Information technology in Norwegian education consistency of strategic initiatives implementing IT in primary education. - 6 Development of information technology in Hong Kong education over the past decade. - 7 Fighting a lone battle for computer education in Nepal. - II Building Skills in the National Context. - 8 Bridging the skills gap in Zimbabwe. - 9 Information technology education and training initiatives the Nigerian experience. - 10 Using applications programs in a university to build human capacity for information technology. - III Targetted Projects. - 11 Infrastructure issues for implementation of portable computer use in schools. - 12 Capacity building with a difference. - 13 Principals information technology and leadership coping with professional development despite isolation. - 14 Communicate and Learn' a collaborative project. - 15 The effect of network technology on education. - IV Classroom-based Initiatives. - 16 Technology and young children new strategies to prevent illiteracy and create better chances of success for all. - 17 Designing Logo-based microworlds for effective learning a road to improving teacher education. - V Research for IT-based Education. - 18 The needs and challenges of information systems education the case of Nigerian universities. - 19 Blarne the technocentric artefact What research tells us about problems inhibiting teacher use of IT. - 20 Measuringsuccess in the global village resources for conducting systematic and comprehensive evaluations in IT settings. - VI Resource acquisition allocation and utilization. - 21 The role of educational and professional bodies in guidance towards capacity planning. - 22 The European computer driving licence. - 23 Information literacy the missing link in education with special reference to developing countries. - 24 Maximizing the benefits of aid for information technology. - 25 Building capacity for information technology in educational management in developing countries. - 26 Information technology resources for education in developing countries. - VII A Curriculum for the Future. - 27 The need for a new perspective creating learning networks for African teachers: change professional development and ICTs. - 28 Informatics for secondary education the UNESCO/IFIP curriculum as a resource for developed and developing countries. - VIII Workshop Presentations. - 29 Teaching informatics as a subject. - 30 Using hypermedia and the internez in the teaching of mathematics. - 31 Information technology and problem solving in mathematics education. - 32 Appropriate research in IT in emerging countries. - IX Discussion Group Recommendations. - Discussion Group 1 IT in curriculum and courseware development. - 34 Discussion Group 2 Policies strategies and initiatives of ICT in education. - 35 Discussion Group 3 Guidelines and directions for ICT policy in education. - 36 Discussion Group 4 IT education delivery and learning. - 37 Discussion Group 5 Information technology in institutional administration and management. - 38 Discussion Group 6 Building resource accessibility in developing countries. - Alphabetical List of Participants. - Index of Contributors. - Keywordindex. Language: English