Building and Sustaining National ICT Education Agencies : Lessons from Thailand (Schoolnet Thailand)

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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Main Author: Rattankhamfu, Saowaruj
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
ICT
EDUCATION
INTERNET
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/452451488299011269/Building-and-sustaining-national-ICT-education-agencies-lessons-from-Thailand-Schoolnet-Thailand
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spelling okr-10986-263132021-05-25T08:58:28Z Building and Sustaining National ICT Education Agencies : Lessons from Thailand (Schoolnet Thailand) Rattankhamfu, Saowaruj ICT EDUCATION INTERNET EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY 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. 2017-03-29T21:50:15Z 2017-03-29T21:50:15Z 2016 Working Paper 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 English en_US SABER-ICT Technical Paper Series;No. 14 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Thailand
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EDUCATION
INTERNET
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
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EDUCATION
INTERNET
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
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Building and Sustaining National ICT Education Agencies : Lessons from Thailand (Schoolnet Thailand)
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relation SABER-ICT Technical Paper Series;No. 14
description 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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author Rattankhamfu, Saowaruj
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title Building and Sustaining National ICT Education Agencies : Lessons from Thailand (Schoolnet Thailand)
title_short Building and Sustaining National ICT Education Agencies : Lessons from Thailand (Schoolnet Thailand)
title_full Building and Sustaining National ICT Education Agencies : Lessons from Thailand (Schoolnet Thailand)
title_fullStr Building and Sustaining National ICT Education Agencies : Lessons from Thailand (Schoolnet Thailand)
title_full_unstemmed Building and Sustaining National ICT Education Agencies : Lessons from Thailand (Schoolnet Thailand)
title_sort building and sustaining national ict education agencies : lessons from thailand (schoolnet thailand)
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/452451488299011269/Building-and-sustaining-national-ICT-education-agencies-lessons-from-Thailand-Schoolnet-Thailand
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