This session takes a tutorial approach and is suitable for school management, executives, IT managers, information system administrators, and teachers to attend.  It presents 5 high level concepts on modern digital infrastructures, 3 case studies on current trends of computer use, 2 hot issues fronting IT managers, and 1 recommendation for all to take away.

What are the 5 concepts?  They are IP, P2P, Catalyst, Cloud, and Rainforests.  Together they define the landscape of the current and next generation of communication and collaboration systems. 

The 3 case studies are based on genuine experience and tell some stories. The 2 hot issues are the choice of Windows versus Linux and the explosion of data demanding storage such as for photos and videos.  We have answers for them.  What is the single recommendation of this session?  It is about a way of teaching our future leaders when we do not know what exactly the future will be.  It is in the context of computeracy (new word) and not necessarily about what makes human unique.  We expect this tutorial will provide a unified basis for principals, IT managers and teachers to talk.