Korea to Abandon Printed Textbooks by 2015

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In a bold move, South Korea’s ministry of education recently announced plans to remove printed textbooks from Korea’s schools by the year 2015. Called "Smart Education", the plan calls for the creation of a dedicated cloud network – which will host digital copies of the students’ required reading and lessons - that can be accessed through "any" Internet-connected device, from low-power netbooks to tablets to Android-powered washing machines, which will be provided to students’ families if they are unable to afford them.

The head of the ministry believes these moves will help keep Korea’s students ahead of the curve. "That’s why Korean students, who are already fully prepared for digital society, need a paradigm shift in education," he said to the Jakarta Globe, during also expressing his belief that the plan to digitize schools will as a matter of fact save his government money over the long term.