A top official of the world’s oldest publisher, the Cambridge University Press, said on Friday that digital online learning is the future trend for education.

"All countries in the world are looking at ways to provide education online and in a digital format. This is the trend of education in the future, " said Christopher Boughton, Asia Pacific Managing Director of the Cambridge University Press, who was speaking to the Central News Agency during a visit to Taiwan to review Cambridge University Press local office operations.

He pointed out that the United Kingdom, for example, has provided funds to schools to purchase digital whiteboards to replace the traditional chalkboard, in addition to many other software and hardware.

"We will see a much more widespread use of computers and the internet when the now teenagers grow into adults and enter the workforce in our societies, " said Boughton. "They are well versed in computer and internet usage. To them, digital learning comes naturally. They are the so-called digital natives."

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