The connection of schools and other educational institutions to broadband
networks continues to be high on the agendas of politicians and policymakers
around the world. Successive Irish governments have invested in programmes to
improve internet access for schools at both primary and second level. Policy
statements have stressed the positive role broadband would play in education,
arguing that it would “significantly enhance the potential of ICT in teaching and
learning” and would “pay dividends in years to come” (DCMNR, 2004)
