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Saturday, September 03, 2005
E-learning vital to economic development – Brian Skelly, Silicon Republic
Distance-learning technologies that open up access to education are going to be vital in improving Ireland’s educational standing and create the knowledge basis for economic success in the future, the chairman of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) has said. Speaking yesterday in Dublin Castle at an international networking event for Minerva, the EU’s open and distance-learning programme, Michael Kelly said it was the HEA’s stated ambition that Ireland be in the top 10 OECD countries in terms of educational performance but to achieve this the issue of access needed to be addressed. “We have to ensure that learners of any age are given the opportunity to succeed and thrive in the digital age,” he said.
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