4. Factors influencing students in IT interest and career choice Student Formal Informal Parents Peers Teachers Career guidance Culture Pedagogical use of IT Role models eConfidence Leisure use of IT Perception of IT Curriculum School IT facilities Gender
5. Multitude of actions in public sector But we play “catch up” with IT sector: new products and services arrive thick and fast! Need for all stakeholders to cooperate to improve digital literacy, from young children upwards. These initiatives are all supporting a transformation of education, using technology as a pedagogical tool.