ICT CAPACITY BUILDING AND HIGHER EDUCATION

The paper discusses aspects of capacity building for ICT in higher education that include infrastructure development, teacher training, technical support, pedagogical change, and content development that is important to ensure the success of the strategic policy outlined in the paper. Also discussed are the key initiatives taken by Lebanon in particular to ensure adequate capacity building for effective integration of ICTs in education. The main strength of the paper is the use of ICT to improve quality in higher education. It raises the critical issue that, without adequate capacity building, even well-designed policies and the availability of up to date technologies would not be able to achieve the desired results.