In Canadian schools, although most educators understand that it is important to prepare students for the global economy and information age, the current curriculum does not match the new era. With restrained financial resources, it is impossible to train teachers for technical readiness. With budget cuts, the schools are trying hard to maintain their statues, no funding are available to expand technical facilities. There is no official curriculum requirement for Internet projects. In China, things are even more so.
Schools are still focused on the entrance exam to university.
Extra-curriculum activities are not that important to the school, teachers and students. All the requirement students need to get into university are their exam scores, none expectation for other activities. The curriculum did not even have computer science as a compulsory course. Given the great unevenness across the whole Mainland China, some schools in remote areas may not have sufficient desks and stools for students, let alone having computers. The time difference was hard to accommodate with usual class.