▁benef icial ▁for ▁some ." ▁– ▁Open ▁Univers ities ▁Australia ▁test imon ial ▁ ▁China ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁China ▁aim ed ▁by ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁increase ▁to ▁ 4 % ▁of ▁G DP ▁its ▁sp ending ▁on ▁education ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁Chinese ▁population ▁towards ▁being ▁a ▁learning ▁society . ▁It ▁did ▁not ▁meet ▁this ▁target , ▁but ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁resolved ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁same ▁goal ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁( which ▁would ▁total ▁some ▁US $ 2 0 0 ▁billion ▁in ▁invest ment ). ▁This ▁proposed ▁invest ment ▁would ▁address ▁re forms ▁such ▁as : ▁ ▁In cre ase ▁private - public ▁sector ▁partners hips ▁in ▁pre - sch ools ▁ ▁In cre ase ▁global ▁stat ure ▁of ▁univers ities ▁and ▁higher ▁education ▁institutions ▁ ▁Im pro ve ▁education ▁standards ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁ ▁Develop ▁non - form al ▁education ▁facilities ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁lif el ong ▁learning ▁( i . e . ▁distance ▁learning , ▁network ▁building ) ▁ ▁Reform ▁of ▁nation wide ▁exam ination ▁programs ▁ ▁Dig it ise ▁learning ▁processes ▁through ▁technology ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁website ▁ ▁there ▁is ▁very ▁little ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁learning ▁society . ▁What ▁does ▁exist ▁consists ▁of ▁Taiwan ' s ▁Edu City ▁of ▁network ed ▁schools ▁and ▁class rooms ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Education ▁Technology ▁Plan ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁Other ▁ ▁The ▁concept