189. Cheng K.M. (1999), ‘Information Era and Lifelong Learning: Public-Private Partnership in East Asian Culture’, Paper Presented at the Public-Private Partnerships in the Social Sector Workshop, (July 5-9), Organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute.

The development of information technology has changed the economic and social lives of human beings. Lifelong learning is being redefined to reflect the reality where change has become the essence of normal lives. This paper purports to explore the challenges to education systems in such an era. In this context, the public-private relationship is revisited in consideration that the private sector has a new role to play. The paper also explores how such challenges and changes would interact with the traditional cultures in Asia. The paper goes on to explore the importance of ICT and IT enabled  pedagogy and the role of the private sector to reach out for continued education in neglected regions of a country.