2008 Trends to Watch: Education Technology

Table of Contents

• DATAMONITOR VIEW
  • CATALYST
  • SUMMARY
• ANALYSIS
  • Controversy will continue to surround the financial calculus of education institutions
  • Looming demographic shifts have caught the attention of educators at every level
  • The maturity of the educational IT infrastructure will enable its more sophisticated usage
• ACTIONS
  • Implications for education institutions and end users
    • Institutional processes are no longer constrained by technological capabilities
    • Alternative delivery models for technology deserve more than a second glance
    • Adding complexity to the IT infrastructure should be considered carefully
  • Recommendations for those selling technology into the education sector
    • Educating the education market will be an important strategy
    • Institutions will appreciate a "small steps" approach to adopting new technology
    • Lead with solving business pain-points and follow with technical innovation
• APPENDIX
  • Abbreviations
  • Methodology
  • Further reading
  • Ask the analyst
  • Datamonitor consulting
  • Disclaimer
  • List of Figures
    • Figure 1: IT spending by education institutions in North America, 2006 - 2012
    • Figure 2: IT spending by education institutions in Europe, 2006 - 2012
    • Figure 3: IT spending by education institutions in Asia-Pacific, 2006 - 2012
    • Figure 4: Growth in the number of US secondary school graduates will stall over the next ten years
    • Figure 5: Growth in higher education enrollment will not continue at the same rate over the next ten years