Putting more computers in schools and homes will do little to improve the quality of education unless there is investment in teacher training and educational software in addition to strong supervision, a recently conducted study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has found.
The findings are detailed in the book Development Connections: Unveiling the Impact of New Information Technologies which will be launched next month. The book analyzes to what degree ICT contributed to the success of 46 development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean in six different areas; finance, health institutions,