Status of ICT Integration in Education in
Southeast Asian Countries
By Bunyamin Maftuh
SEAMEO Secretariat
What is SEAMEO?
Southeast Asian Ministers of
Education Organization (SEAMEO)
was established on 30 November
1965 as a chartered international
organization
SEAMEO Purposes
To promote cooperation
among Southeast Asian
nations through
education, science and
culture
11 SEAMEO Member Countries
Indonesia (1965)
Lao PDR (1965)
Malaysia (1965)
Philippines (1965)
Singapore (1965)
Thailand (1965)
Cambodia (1971)
Brunei Darussalam (1984)
Vietnam (1992)
Myanmar (1998)
Timor-Leste (2006)
8 SEAMEO Associate Members
Australia (1973)
France (1973)
New Zealand (1974)
Canada (1988)
Germany (1990)
Netherlands (1993)
Spain (2007)
3 SEAMEO Affiliate Members
International Council for Open and Distance
Education, Norway (1999)
University of Tsukuba, Japan (2009)
British Council, England (2010)
SEAMEO Centres and Network
1. BIOTROP (Indonesia)
2. CHAT (Myanmar)
3. INNOTECH (Philippines)
4. QITEP in Language (Indonesia)
5. QITEP in Mathematics (Indonesia)
6. QITEP in Science (Indonesia)
7. RECFON (Indonesia)
8. RECSAM (Malaysia)
9. RELC (Singapore)
10.RETRAC (Vietnam
SEAMEO Centres and Network
11.RIHED (Thailand)
12.SEAMOLEC (Indonesia)
13.SEARCA (Philippines)
14.SEN (Malaysia)
15.SPAFA (Thailand)
16.TROPMED Network (TROPMED
Malaysia,
TROPMED Philippines, TROPMED
Thailand)
17.VOCTECH (Brunei Darussalam)
Survey on the Status of ICT
Integration in Education
1. In the 21st century the world has changed
so fundamentally ignited by rapid
development of ICT
2. Rapid development of ICT encouraged
people to have ICT literacy, information
and media literacy.
3. The fundamental changes in the 21st
century will change the roles of learning
and education in day-to-day living.
The 21st Century Skills
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Critical thinking and problem solving
Communication and collaboration
Creativity and innovation
Information literacy, media literacy, ICT
literacy
Flexibility and adaptability
Initiative and self-direction
Social and cross-cultural interaction
Productivity and accountability
Leadership and responsibility
Survey on the Status of ICT
Integration in Education
Integrating ICT in education provides
opportunities for students to:
 search for and analyse information
 solve problems
 communicate and collaborate
 equips them with a set of competencies
to be competitive in the 21st century
marketplace
Survey on the status of ICT
integrationin Education
SEAMEO Secretariat and SEAMEO
VOCTECH conducted a preliminary
survey on the status of ICT integration
in education in the 11 SEAMEO
Member Countries.
Survey Questions
1. How has ICT been integrated in education
among the countries in Southeast Asia?
2. What are the strengths and capacities of
these countries to integrate ICT in
education?
3. What are the ICT in education best
practices in these countries and how can
they be shared among the countries in
Southeast Asia?
The 10 ICT in Education Dimensions
used as framework of the study
1. National ICT in education vision;
2. National ICT in education plans and
policies;
3. Complementary national ICT and education
policies;
4. ICT infrastructure and resources in schools;
5. Professional development for teachers and
school leaders;
The 10 ICT in Education Dimensions
used as framework of the study
6. Community/partnerships;
7. ICT in the national curriculum;
8. Teaching and learning pedagogies;
9. Assessment; and
10.Evaluation and research.
UNESCO’s model of ICT Development in
Education for classifying the stage of
development
Emerging - have just started their ICT in
education journey;
Applying - have developed a new understanding
of the contribution of ICT to learning;
Infusing - have integrated ICT into existing
teaching, learning and administrative practices
and policies; and
Transforming - have used ICT to support new
ways of teaching, learning and administration.
Stages of ICT Integration in Education
Overview of SEAMEO Member Countries’
Stages of ICT Integration in Education
See Table 1
Infusing
Applying
Emerging
Group 3
Countries
Cambodia
Lao PDR
Myanmar
Timor Leste
Group 2
Countries
Indonesia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
Transform
Ing
Group 1
Countries
Brunei
Malaysia
Singapore
Three Groups of SEA Countries in the Stage of ICT
integration
Group 1 countries
Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Singapore
1. At the infusing and transforming stages for most of
the dimensions of ICT in education.
2. Highly developed national ICT in education plans
and policies
3. Almost all the classrooms in these countries:
1. equipped with computers and other ICTs,
2. have a high student-computer ratio,
3. a high level of Internet access
4. education delivery system is increasingly online.
Group 2 countries:
Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and
Vietnam.
1. Mainly at the infusing stage for most of the
dimensions
2. Most countries already have developed
ICT plans and policies in education.
3. Due to the rural-urban gap, there are still
some parts of the dimensions that are in
the applying and even emerging stage.
Group 3 countries:
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Timor Leste
1. All countries are still at the emerging stage
for most of the dimensions.
2. The main concern of these countries is
access to ICT infrastructure, hardware and
software.
3. Cambodia and Myanmar are at more
advanced stages of ICT in education than
Lao PDR and Timor Leste.
Emerging Issues & Recommendation
from the Survey
1. Holistic approach towards the development of
the national ICT in education plans and policies.
2. Provision of professional development to staff at
all levels in the education system with a greater
emphasis on the pedagogical aspect of ICT
integration.
3. Emphasis on ICT in national curriculum and
assessment.
Emerging Issues & Recommendation
from the Survey
4. Sharing and transfer of ICT in education best
practices and lessons learnt among SEAMEO
Member Countries, and among schools and
provinces/states in the country.
5. Support of Group 3 countries’ ICT in education
efforts through partnerships.
6. Planning for evaluation and research of ICT in
education.
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