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Since the beginning of the 21st century, the world economy has been in the process of transition toward the knowledge society. In particular, the knowledge-based economy makes nation’s overall competiveness highly dependent on qualitative and quantitave knowledge. For the knowledge-based economy, the highest priority is placed on knowledge-creation. And for the knowledge-creation depends on the talent-creation. In other words, national capability is directly connected with talent-creationwith rich knowledge and experience. |
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In information society, e-Learning has been noticed as a new paradigm learning at anytime anywhere and had an important role to develop human resources. From information society to knowledge society, it is time that e-Learning will be a key process for creative talent development. A knowledge society needs a new technology e-Learning distributed to knowledge creation and sharing. |
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"e-Learning Asia 2008", to be held in Seoul, will be a high quality international conference that establishes a field for a scholarly exchange and interaction in exploring the new technologies and trends in e-Learning. It is no doubt that the new technologies and trends such as ubiquitous learning technologies, next generation instructional model for e-Learning and so on area useful tool to enhance the knowledge process. |
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In especially, the conference is focusing to Asian industry. That establishes a field that explores processes to apply to new technologies and trends in Asia region with numbers of population and area. Also the conference will make a foundation on globalization through knowledge as arguing models for international cooperation. |
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An organizer, the MKE(Ministry of Knowledge and Economy), provides a good opportunity for communication among local and international researchers, and for researchers to argue and share knowledge on e-Learning technologies and trends. The "e-Learning Asia 2008" welcomes and looks forward to seeing you in Seoul during September 2008. |
