How Can Cloud Computing Bridge the Digital Divide in Srilankan Education
K.P.N Jayasena · 2012
Cloud computing technology is seen by many as the next wave of Information technology for companies, education sectors and governments. In the current financial crisis and being challenged by growing needs, Education institutes ,schools are facing problems in providing necessary information technology (IT) support for educational and research activities. The aim of this research project is to find alternatives to the use of Information technology. Cloud computing can present an easy and inexpensive access to state-of-the-art IT technology, software and applications. The internet-based shared computing system, which is the newest buzzword in the global IT industry, can approach to bridge the digital divide in the education sector. The main purpose of this research is to briefly examine which cloud computing technology services currently employed by education systems in developed countries can be used to help violate the digital divide that currently presents in the education sector in Srilanka. This paper illustrates the reasons for the rise of cloud computing in education, its developing definition and models, examples of cloud computing in higher education sector in world today and its potential in the future.