St. Lucia Draft ICT Policy for the Education System

 INTRODUCTION

Throughout the world, information and communications technologies (ICTs) are changing the face of
education. It is believed that, fundamentally, there are two distinct factors propelling this change:
(1) ICTs are changing the nature of work and the workplace. The “knowledge revolution”, combined
with economic globalization, has created conditions in which countries that have focused on
knowledge-based industries have been able to reap significant rewards. Knowledge-based
industries require an educated labour force of computer-literate individuals who themselves
understand and can harness the power of ICT. In response to the demands for producing such a
labour force, many countries have changed the objectives of their education system and have
directed much of their attention to the development of ICT skills in schools.