Although ICTs clearly have numerous benefits as described above, funding cannot be directed exclusively to ICTs or to more traditional methods of improving education such as more suitable training or improved monitoring of teachers. Using ICTs makes teachers more effective and improves the ability of children to learn, but simply using certain ICTs cannot have the same benefit as if teachers are comprehensively trained to adjust their methods to exploit the new technology to its greatest potential.

However, another important point to keep in mind is that the technologies are only effective as far as the schools have access to them and to their potential benefits. If the Internet is not available, the benefits of owning computers are severely diminished, so in these cases funds might be better suited to a different educational investment, while lobbying for increased coverage.