Mr. Steve McKee
Founder & President Labtech International Limited, Batam, Indonesia
Mr. McKee is President and founder of Labtech International Ltd., which he created to meet the
needs of technology training in developing nations. Labtech, since it was founded 25 years ago, has
grown to be one of the largest technical education companies in Asia and is renowned for its
educational innovation and has clients in thousands of schools in over 70 countries.
He is on the governing executive council of World Didac which is the premier international
educational manufacture’s association, and has contact with many educational organizations
throughout the world and is recognized as expert on international educational development.
He has been involved in International educational development continuously since 1974. He started
his career by working on some of the first International educational development projects funded by
the World Bank in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
His career has included extensive consultant work, educational planning and development,
Development project implementation, educational marketing, educational system design, technical
course design, international business development, international finance and educational
technology development. He also has Practical Skills in a variety of technical subjects such on
Computers, Electronics Systems, Electrical Systems, Automotive Technology, Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration Technology, Construction, Wood Working and Metal Working.
He has been based full time in Asia since 1984 and is extremely familiar with all phases of education
within most of the Asian Region as well as the Middle East. He has a passion for education and is
often called upon to give speeches and presentations at seminars on a wide range of topics
concerning education and development.
One of his prime interests over the past decade concerns the transformation of the education
system by using ICT in education for instructional learning purposes. Many countries have been
struggling with issues on how to update their educational delivery systems for the 21st century
including the infrastructure, Infostructure and infoculture. He believes that a broad based balanced
approach that addresses the main issues of teaching technologies, teacher development and student
centric programs can contribute to the impact and success in this area. Labtech is increasingly
becoming a leader in finding solutions for the embedding ICT technology in education by creating
platforms for adapting the educational process to incorporate 21st century skill requirements and
transforming education to meet the needs of the future.