This paper examines the appropriateness of using educational technologies
toward increasing flexibility of learning in a global higher education in
South Asia. The integration of information and communication technology
(ICT) into education is widely perceived as an essential aspect of teaching
and learning in contemporary society and therefore embodied in education
policies across many countries, Cambodia and Sri Lanka included. Authors
consider the argument that while interactive educational technologies may be
appropriate in countries in which self-directed study and student autonomy
are emphasised, a similar use of educational technologies may be found
appropriate. Yet, in South Asian countries, education has traditionally been
more tightly structured and teacher-directed that is why this paper does
examine government policies toward the use of educational technologies
in higher education in Cambodia and Sri Lanka. Qualitative analyses of
both needs and challenges of introducing and implementing ICT in these
particular cultural contexts are considered as preconditions for an effective
implementation of Higher Education (HE) skill development. Subsequently,
a plan is concluded of how to implement EdTec in that HE network to trigger
awareness about further steps of the recent measure.

Keywords: education technology, 21st century skills, online learning environment,
ICT implementation, global higher education