http://swrc.ontoware.org/ontology#Misc Technology and learning: building capacity - managing change en Inevitability of change Educational environment changes Capacity building Managing change New learning technologies G Dhanarajan Technology in higher education Global economic and development changes and challenges are fast and furious. The pace of change is requiring nations to produce a faster, smarter and better caliber of human being, not just a few in numbers but entire communities of such individuals. Our current systems of human development are impending the rate at which this should be happening. Future education systems, some of them already in the making, have to be designed from policy to practice, exploiting the full potential of technologies for nation building, social inclusiveness and economic benefit. At the same time those in charge of managing this technology driven systems will require new skills, knowledge and insight. They also need to develop new partnerships and be prepared for greater accountabilities and transparencies. This paper deals with the changes and challenges required in the practice and provision of education with the constant arrival of new learning technologies into the learning environment. Electronic Keynote paper presented at the 9th International Conference on Information (13-15 August 2009; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Wawasan Open University