National Strategies and Their Extension to the International Level

Shifts in restrictive government policies such as those that promote computer science and literacy to comprehensive unrestricted policies to increase effective use of computer-based training and learning across the curriculum are becoming common in decisions on the development of informatics. Policies related to informatics are often a response to pressures outside education. Educational authorities recognize that information technology has become an important lever in modernizing education, with pilot projects and centralized decision-making playing important roles. One key to the success of informatics development in education is proper teacher training.