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5. Utility of information and communication technology. Advanced information

and communication technology provide opportunities for lifelong education .
Lifelong education has become compulsory for each member of society, due
to fundamental shift from era of industrial society to era of knowledge-based

society , which requires to learn for a lifetime. This dynamic change also

requires changes in types and characteristics of jobs , and the need to renew
competence and professional capacity continuously. Distance education

institutions should take initiatives to adapt and adopt technological
development and satisfy the needs of society to renew knowledge through

utility of available technology. The development of new technology requires
distance education institutions to apply new strategies in accordance with the
needs of students, and provide opportunities to cooperation with other

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