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Today in the Information Technology (IT) society computer technology is needed to accelerate the development of socioeconomic status in countries. This paper describes the introduction of computer activities in Nepal. The example of developing countries especially emphasizes the important role one person can play in introducing and managing computer education activities in his/her country. Without computer education you cannot handle IT use effectively. Hence computer education activities are needed in teacher education, secondary education and higher education. This paper also describes the critical need for textbooks written in the language of the country as well as the development of an IT education curriculum.
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Shrestha, H.G. (1998). Fighting a lone battle for Computer Education in Nepal. In: Marshall, G., Ruohonen, M. (eds) Capacity Building for IT in Education in Developing Countries. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35195-7_8
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