ohistorically,developing nations were concerned with providing basic infrastructure such as water supply,electricity,and roads.but today ict is essential infrastructure too. take kenya for example.a few year ago only a small fraction of the population were within reach of a wireless network.today cell phone usage exceeds 70 percent-there are more cell phone users than adults in kenya.people who had no acces to banking services now use their cell phone to pay bills and send money to their families.
one of the areas that can take full advantage of ict is education.however,introducing ict into the classrom and getting its benefits are not automatic.it implies setting up new curriculum and teaching practices. combining the traditional classrom model with e-learning solutions is still a novelty in many parts of the world,and teachers need to get used to their new role.as laerning shifts from the "teacher-centered model" to a "learner-centered model" the teacher becomes less the sole voice of authority and more the facilitator,the mentor,the coach.