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ABSTRACT This paper aims to elucidate on the connections between higher education services and training and the network readiness of various countries across the globe. Information and Communication Technology has made the transmission of knowledge possible so that even the delivery of higher education can shift from a teacher-centered to a student-centered paradigm. Quality higher education services and training, is considered essential for the economies that want to move-up the value-chain beyond simple teaching process in the academe through open distance learning system. Components of the network readiness index (NRI), as independent variables studied, include political and regulatory , market and infrastructure gauge for ICT environment; individual, business and government measure ICT readiness; and individual person, business and government determine the ICT usage. This research involved the 139 countries identified in the World Economic Forum for Report on Global Competitiveness in 2010-2011. The data was collected using data mining technique. Regression analysis was used to determine the relationship between two or more independent variables. Results revealed that more than 90 percent of the difference between the connection of higher education and training has identified network readiness as independent variables. The strongest correlation between the dependent variable and an independent variable is between government readiness and the higher education and training. Having ICT readiness in each government, quickly responds the need of the higher education services and training in delivering the paramount educational experience to be globally competitive individuals. Moreover, excellent governance greatly influences the countries success in fabricating multi-skilled individuals who can conquer any part of the globe.

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