Comments on: Unintended Consequences of Technology and Economic Development http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/11/30/unintended-consequences-of-technology-and-economic-development/ Sun, 03 Jul 2011 10:20:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bob Caswell http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/11/30/unintended-consequences-of-technology-and-economic-development/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Bob Caswell Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:19:35 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/11/30/unintended-consequences-of-technology-and-economic-development/#comment-379 Interesting idea, wayan. Here's hoping someone takes notice and at least considers the possibility... Interesting idea, wayan. Here’s hoping someone takes notice and at least considers the possibility…

]]> By: wayan http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/11/30/unintended-consequences-of-technology-and-economic-development/comment-page-1/#comment-378 wayan Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:11:41 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/11/30/unintended-consequences-of-technology-and-economic-development/#comment-378 While we await the actual technology implementation plan from OLPC, I've already called for a cultural integration plan to accompany laptop distribution. http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/libya/2b1_cultural_integration.html "American society is still debating the merits of the Information Age, while deep in its leading curve. Imagine the impact of the Internet on a society that adheres to a system of knowledge transfer from elder to younger, or anchors rules with historical text. Shouldn't there be a cultural adaptation guide delivered with each Children's Machine?" While we await the actual technology implementation plan from OLPC, I’ve already called for a cultural integration plan to accompany laptop distribution.

http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/libya/2b1_cultural_integration.html

“American society is still debating the merits of the Information Age, while deep in its leading curve. Imagine the impact of the Internet on a society that adheres to a system of knowledge transfer from elder to younger, or anchors rules with historical text. Shouldn’t there be a cultural adaptation guide delivered with each Children’s Machine?”

]]> By: Suzan http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/11/30/unintended-consequences-of-technology-and-economic-development/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Suzan Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:05:35 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/11/30/unintended-consequences-of-technology-and-economic-development/#comment-377 Armenia's IT sector is growing rapidly. The resent event was the IT Month in September and October. The news appears in today's issue of HULIQ at <a href="http://www.huliq.com/261/armenias-it-month-of-accomplishments" rel="nofollow">http://www.huliq.com/261/armenias-it-month-of-accomplishments</a>. Armenia’s IT sector is growing rapidly. The resent event was the IT Month in September and October. The news appears in today’s issue of HULIQ at http://www.huliq.com/261/armenias-it-month-of-accomplishments.

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