Post by vitalinia on Nov 17, 2005 21:36:13 GMT -5
Place your votes and comments! I shall be voting on this on Sunday!
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IT EDUCATION ACT
Strength: Mild
Description: The United Nations,
-A- CONCERNED by the number of children who do not have basic information technology education,
-B- CONVINCED that the mastering of Information Technology is essential in the education of every child worldwide and for his/her own future
-C- FULLY AWARE of the difference of technology level between member nations
-D- SEEKING to minimize the cost of the following clauses
-E- FULLY AWARE of the availability of cheap, basic and low power-consumption computers designed by non-profit organizations
-1- STRONGLY URGES all nations to secure that each child, aged at least 12, receive some information technology education adapted to the national technology level. This can be integrated into National Education programs,
-2- ENCOURAGES STRONGLY all nations to secure for every child, aged at least 12, some access in school to information technology school equipment with educational software and Internet access,
-3- SUPPORTS operations which provide children, personal computers with Internet access and educational software, or more powerful high-tech educational tool, when the cost for the Nations will not be significant. Computers, Internet access or others tools could be bought or rented at a very modest price for children not able to afford them
-4- RECCOMENDS all nations to be prudent by ensuring that these actions don’t undermine or reduce nutritional, health or clothing efforts
-5- ENCOURAGES all Nations to try to limit the cost induced by this resolution, by different means such as:
-5.1- providing cheap, basic and low power-consumption computers designed by non-profit organization as those that already exist
-5.2- Running the computers mentioned in this resolution with needed open-source software, freeware or software graciously paid or discounted by companies, as a sponsoring operation for them or by non-profit organization
-5.3- Proposing some non-profit organization or some companies to graciously offer some computers, internet access and technical support, as a sponsoring operation for them which can prove more efficient than a TV ad campaign
-6- ENCOURAGES all developed Nations to help developing Nations to implement this program, by different means such as:
-6.1- Sharing technologies with nations who don't have yet access to them
-6.2- Giving access to these nations to a low rate loan/bonds system, which will be repaid in middle term by the growth of the amount of taxes collected due to the growth of information technology economic sector
Co-authored by Love and esterel
_____________________
IT EDUCATION ACT
Strength: Mild
Description: The United Nations,
-A- CONCERNED by the number of children who do not have basic information technology education,
-B- CONVINCED that the mastering of Information Technology is essential in the education of every child worldwide and for his/her own future
-C- FULLY AWARE of the difference of technology level between member nations
-D- SEEKING to minimize the cost of the following clauses
-E- FULLY AWARE of the availability of cheap, basic and low power-consumption computers designed by non-profit organizations
-1- STRONGLY URGES all nations to secure that each child, aged at least 12, receive some information technology education adapted to the national technology level. This can be integrated into National Education programs,
-2- ENCOURAGES STRONGLY all nations to secure for every child, aged at least 12, some access in school to information technology school equipment with educational software and Internet access,
-3- SUPPORTS operations which provide children, personal computers with Internet access and educational software, or more powerful high-tech educational tool, when the cost for the Nations will not be significant. Computers, Internet access or others tools could be bought or rented at a very modest price for children not able to afford them
-4- RECCOMENDS all nations to be prudent by ensuring that these actions don’t undermine or reduce nutritional, health or clothing efforts
-5- ENCOURAGES all Nations to try to limit the cost induced by this resolution, by different means such as:
-5.1- providing cheap, basic and low power-consumption computers designed by non-profit organization as those that already exist
-5.2- Running the computers mentioned in this resolution with needed open-source software, freeware or software graciously paid or discounted by companies, as a sponsoring operation for them or by non-profit organization
-5.3- Proposing some non-profit organization or some companies to graciously offer some computers, internet access and technical support, as a sponsoring operation for them which can prove more efficient than a TV ad campaign
-6- ENCOURAGES all developed Nations to help developing Nations to implement this program, by different means such as:
-6.1- Sharing technologies with nations who don't have yet access to them
-6.2- Giving access to these nations to a low rate loan/bonds system, which will be repaid in middle term by the growth of the amount of taxes collected due to the growth of information technology economic sector
Co-authored by Love and esterel