Divide Is More Than Digital
Now he refers to himself as a “master of Dreamweaver” and hopes to get a job as a Web designer, perhaps even owning his own business one day. Read The Full Article
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Task Force Releases Governor’s Guide to Trade and Global Competitiveness
Released by Virginia Gov. Mark Warner and Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker, the report, “A Governor’s Guide to Trade and Global Competitiveness,” suggests that governors can play four prominent roles in helping promote state trade and international investment promotion. Read The Full Article
Copyright demanded in digital library
At a just concluded international conference, researchers in the fields of library and information sciences and engineering and computer science tried to answer a myriad of questions:… Read The Full Article
New Report Concludes Federal Programs Critical to Bringing A Nation Online
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund and the Benton Foundation, with support from the Ford Foundation, released a new report that concludes that continued Federal leadership is essential to bringing a nation online, given the significant technology gaps that remain along economic, racial and geographic lines. Read The Full […]
Library Services and Technology Act spurred investment in libraries, SU study shows
…according to a recent study released by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Studies (NCLIS). Read The Full Article
Gordon Moore on Moore’s Law (and More)
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the United States’ highest civilian honor, and it went to Moore for his career contribution to the microprocessor and computing industries. Read The Full Article
South Africa varsities earn top marks for deceit
Fake degrees from the so-called “Harrington University” came to light after a Bothasig woman accused a Maitland electronic surveillance expert of posing as an academic doctor in electronics and later found herself defending a defamation claim in court.Read The Full Article
House Passes Boehlert/Larson Tech-Talent Bill
Larson stated: “I am proud that the House today passed this important legislation concerning higher education designed to increase the number and quality of technologically and scientifically trained students in the United States. The problem is that fewer and fewer Americans are getting degrees in the scientific and technical fields, even as demand grows and […]
Sun counters education’s digital divide
The initiative will ultimately equip millions of students and teachers with access to the Internet and technology, so they can take advantage of Web-based educational resources and build IT skills, crucial to business worldwide. Read The Full Article
Cable firms cracking down on Wi-Fi
Time Warner Cable of New York City has given 10 customers less than a week to stop using their accounts to provide a wireless local area network available to anyone within 300 feet. The letters are just an initial volley; Time Warner expects to send additional letters, while AT&T Broadband also is preparing similar letters […]