World intellectual-property treaty set to enter force
AN INTERNATIONAL TREATY designed to protect copyright holders in the “digital age” is ready to become law, now that 30 countries, including Japan and the United States, have ratified it.
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The Telecom Revolution
One of the world’s leading industries is undergoing a revolution. Telecommunications is changing at an astounding speed, driven by the convergence of technologies and the wave of mergers sweeping the industry. BBC News Online takes a look at the changes and their implications for businesses, consumers and markets around the world.
Emerging Needs Program
The Ohio Learning Network seeks proposals for its 2002 Emerging Needs program. Focus areas for content development are engineering, including information technology, and health care. A total of $4,500,000 is available for the biennium to fund the creation and enhancement of distance-learning content. A minimum of $500,000 will be set aside for planning funds in […]
Bush appoints high-tech advisory council
Meeting for the first time Wednesday, the newly appointed President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) laid out its priorities, which included ways that IT can help in antiterrorism efforts.
MIT cooperating in six-nation computer piracy raid
Law enforcement officials executed a coordinated raid Tuesday involving about 100 sites in six nations and 27 US cities, seizing computers — including three at MIT — allegedly used to store and distribute pirated software.
House, Senate panel OK mandatory testing as part of education bill
Educational technology advocates are quietly celebrating the survival of a handful of specific technology programs in the final version of the education bill approved by House and Senate negotiators Dec. 11. But their victory was overshadowed by the approval of other, more controversial measures, such as mandatory testing of students in reading and math.
Additional Investment Brings Click2learn Private Placement to $9.2 Million
Click2learn, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLKS) today announced the second and final closing of the private placement previously announced on November 21, 2001 bringing the total amount raised to $9.2 million. The additional $2.35 million investment was closed with the original investors on the same terms as described in the original announcement. The $2.35 million additional investment was […]
Salt Lake Community College has signed a $26.5 million deal with CollegisEduprise Inc.
Students at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) and visitors to the 2002 Winter Olympics city may witness more than sports and athletic excellence on this Rocky Mountain world stage. They’re sure to find technology and “e-Education excellence” there as well. CollegisEduprise, a Florida-based technology services and e-Education provider to higher education, has signed a five-year, […]
NTI Director in Owerri, Begins Distance Learning Programme Soon
NATIONAL Teachers Institute (NTI), Kaduna, will soon commence degree programmes in education through the Distance Learning System (DLS). The Director and Chief Executive of the institute, Dr Ahmed Mohammed, made the disclosure during the National Certificate of Education (NCE) graduation ceremony of the Abia/Imo Field Centre in Owerri. Mohammed, represented by the institute’s director of […]
eCollege(SM)’s CourseFlex Navigation(SM) Gives Faculty Greater Customization Opportunities
eCollege(SM) (Nasdaq: ECLG), the leading provider of technology and services for online education programs, today announced that as part of its eCollege AU(SM) product release on December 18th, its CourseFlex Navigation(SM) feature set will offer greater customization and course conversion opportunities. eCollege AU is an extension of the company’s popular teaching platform. Created entirely from […]