10-22-2005, 11:50 PM
Hi,
the proposition we are co-authoring got 110 approvals for our 2nd submition, we didn't campaign a lot as we wanted to have some feedback to improve it and also collect a list of interested delegates,
we are also thinking to rename it, as the objective have changed since the first draft:
IT Education Act
or
IT Education Initiative
here is the new draft
thanks a lot for your comments, ideas, critics
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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 and basic computers designed by non-profit organisations
-1- URGES STRONGLY 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- RECCOMANDS all nations to be prudent by ensuring that these actions don?t undermine or reduce currents 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 and basic computer designed by non-profit organisation 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 organisation
-5.3- Proposing some non-profit organisation 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
the proposition we are co-authoring got 110 approvals for our 2nd submition, we didn't campaign a lot as we wanted to have some feedback to improve it and also collect a list of interested delegates,
we are also thinking to rename it, as the objective have changed since the first draft:
IT Education Act
or
IT Education Initiative
here is the new draft
thanks a lot for your comments, ideas, critics
--------------------------------------------------------
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 and basic computers designed by non-profit organisations
-1- URGES STRONGLY 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- RECCOMANDS all nations to be prudent by ensuring that these actions don?t undermine or reduce currents 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 and basic computer designed by non-profit organisation 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 organisation
-5.3- Proposing some non-profit organisation 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