NewScientist reports: Development giants China and India “hold the world in balance”, says a new report by a US environmental think tank. “The choices these two countries make in the next few years will lead the world either towards growing ecological and political instability – or down a development path based on efficiency and better [...]
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NYT: Google to test limits of copyright
9/21/2005
The New York Times writes, that in Google’s quest to build the library of the future, the Author’s Guild has filed a lawsuit, claiming “massive copyright infringement.” The lawsuit asked the court to block Google from copying the books so the authors would not suffer irreparable harm by being deprived of the right to control [...]
EurActive: A cross-country comparison of innovation policy and performance
7/26/2005
EurActive reports on a recently released OECD report that ties innovation policy with economic and social gowth and well-being: Using a common framework based on the National Innovation Systems approach this report highlights countries’ strengths and weaknesses in innovation, as well as the effectiveness of their innovation policies in driving economic performance. Taken together, the [...]
FCW: Government 2.0
5/21/2005
From FCW.com: Eggers: Government 2.0 “Students can now get personally tailored education without attending special schools or classes. It’s even possible to eliminate much of the guesswork involved in deciding which learning approach works best for each student. Using artificial intelligence, the computer can adapt to the pace, complexity and direction of the learning experience [...]
Liberal arts recruitment strategy: drop ACT/SAT requirements
2/21/2005
Katherine Lindsay writes: My alma mater, Lawrence University, will stop requiring ACT/SAT scores as part of the undergraduate admission process in 2006. This is, in part, a reaction to the “overemphasis of testing” by the Bush administration. Several other liberal arts colleges are following suit. I wonder how moves by small liberal arts colleges like [...]
AlwaysOn: “Will Arizona lead the nation in K-12 education?”
1/23/2005
Article link: “Will Arizona lead the nation in K-12 education?” Francis Hardaway argues in an article published by AlwaysOn that a bill proposed in the Arizona state legistature could improve the state’s educational position by implementing a statewide “eLearning” system. She writes, “Arizona?s eSATS initiative is the first to be designed to transform an entire [...]
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