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Stockholm, Sweden – The Internet Society today announced that a panel discussion entitled “Quest for Global Self-Regulation – Lessons Learned” will be a featured component of the INET 2001 Conference to be held in Stockholm from 5-8 June 2001. The panel brings together some of the leading figures in the Internet community to examine issues […]
Three associations representing television broadcasters today told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that the agency’s failure to require cable operators to carry local digital broadcast signals was inconsistent with the law and constituted a potential “death blow to an effective DTV transition.” The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) […]
While driving the SUV somewhere between suburban Phoenix and Lake Powell, or some other out of the way Arizona destination, the thought inevitably arises: I hope I dont break down here. This is the middle of nowhere. However, what city folk perceive as nowhere, many Arizonans call home. And even though living in rural Arizona […]
Linuxgruven offered tech support jobs to those who passed its $3,900 certification program. But the company vanishes after its founder is arrested on fraud charges
SEAN FARREN pledged yesterday to address the needs of the ‘learning poor, following a critical report on Irish education policies. A study by the Centre for Cross-Border Studies had claimed that efforts to promote ‘lifelong learning were largely missing the 1.1 million Irish adults with few or no qualifications.
(April 25, 2001) WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators yesterday introduced a bill that would provide a tax credit of $1,500 to $2,000 per person to companies that invest in training programs designed to increase the IT skills of their workers.
The Iowa Board of Regents approved a plan last week to create a statewide online-education program that will bring together existing offerings by the state’s public universities and community colleges.
Opponents of the regional Bells opened fire Tuesday on a bill that would free the four phone giants from prohibitions on offering data services outside their local service areas.
LAS VEGAS — It’s a myth that the Internet is not regulated, said Michael Powell, newly installed chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference during a keynote speech on Tuesday.
The federal Institution of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which was created in 1996 to centralize funding for museums and libraries, will be directed for the first time by a librarian. President Bush intends to nominate as IMLS director Robert S. Martin, who is currently a professor and director of the School of Library and […]