The research reported in this paper explored relevance of information and
communication design to the use of ICTs for instruction of manual skills. The research
included literature review, interviews, and five quasi-experiment studies. The research
included field work in the following countries: Finland, Italy, Japan, and South Korea.
The research was carried out throughout 2007 and 2008. The remainder of this paper is
organized into five major sections. In the next section, future need for manual skills
is considered. In the third and fourth sections, information and communication design
is described in more detail. In the fifth section, the relevance of information and
communication design to instruction of manual skills with ICTs is examined. In the
final section, the conclusions of the research are outlined, together with directions for
future research.