Information Technology Education in Papua New Guinea: Cultural, Economic and Political Influences

Executive Summary Information and Communication Technology is the driving force in the information intensive global society. Information Technology (IT) professionals with skills and capabilities required by the IT industry are scarce. Industry and policy makers see education institutions as the vehicle to produce skilled IT professionals to bridge the gap between the changing technology and industry needs. Many Least Developed Countries including Papua New Guinea are slowly coming to grips with the rapidly changing IT industry and need for IT education and development.