This paper raises several issues, without necessarily offering answers. The paper concludes with a brief discussion on the importance of education. In this digital age, a fundamental question is often overlooked.
Digital technologies offer many opportunities to change and enhance our services.
If we are to take advantage of these opportunities, we will soon see radically different education in society at large. We surely need to articulate what we want to achieve with these technologies, rather than dumbly accepting the technologies as they are pushed onto us. In short, it is up to us to make sure that we get what we want, rather than what the suppliers want to provide. In this context, education assumes increasing importance and becomes the key to success. An implication is that the education sector needs investment, in large amounts, as distinct from subsidy.