Building and Sustaining National ICT Education Agencies : Lessons from Thailand (Schoolnet Thailand)
Thailand's national initiative on ICT usage in schools was launched in 1995 by the country's National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) under the pilot project known as the Thailand School Communication Network (more com...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/452451488299011269/Building-and-sustaining-national-ICT-education-agencies-lessons-from-Thailand-Schoolnet-Thailand http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26313 |
| Summary: | Thailand's national initiative on
ICT usage in schools was launched in 1995 by the
country's National Electronics and Computer Technology
Center (NECTEC) under the pilot project known as the
Thailand School Communication Network (more commonly
referred to as 'SchoolNet'). The main objectives
of SchoolNet were to network schools inside and outside
Bangkok; to connect them to the Internet; and to promote the
use of the Internet for teaching and learning in schools.
After operating for eight years, the project was transferred
from NECTEC to the Ministry of Education (MOE) and served as
the foundation for the country's national educational
network. Experience from SchoolNet Thailand provides useful
lessons related to what can be achieved by small groups with
vision and passion; how to operate without dedicated budget
allocations from government in the start-up phase; the
important role of support from widely respected and
influential people outside the particular line ministries in
starting something new; how to transition from a small and
dynamic pilot initiative into a large government
bureaucracy; and the importance of cooperation among related
agencies across ministries. |
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