67 Chinese colleges and universities have developed distance education

The convergence of the IT industry and the communications industry has been the driving force of the New Economy. Some scholars even believe that the invention of Internet and its widespread applications are the twilight of the third industrial revolution, comparable to the role played by the internal combustion engine and the railroad in the second industrial revolution.

Will ICT adoption and diffusion increase the pressures of unemployment

Attempts to enhance and reform education through ICTs require clear and specific objectives, guidelines and time-bound targets, the mobilization of required resources