In a knowledge-based society, advances in information and communication technology (ICT) require new paradigms in our society. In order to adapt to the current knowledge-based society, people must be familiar with ICT. In this sense, schools are responsible for educating students to how to deal with ICT in every aspect of their lives. In this paper, current status and future directions of ICT education in Korea are discussed. First, current status of ICT education is discussed. Two types of ICT education, literacy education and application education are introduced. Then, infrastructures supporting for adapting ICT use in education are introduced. Those infrastructures include laws and regulations, support for outstanding Municipal and Provincial Offices of Education, and educational information standardization, respectively. Finally, conclusions and future directions of ICT education in Korea are discussed.

• Woochun Jun(Dept. of Computer Education at Seoul National University of Education, Seoul, Korea)