[odf-discuss] Request for Digg help

[Alexandro Colorado]

Quoting Christian Einfeldt <einfeldt at gmail.com>:

> On 5/28/07, Ian Lynch <ian.lynch at zmsl.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> We teach children through the certification what ISO standards are, why
>> they are important and use ISO 26300 as a specific example. If you want
>> the next generation to understand the issues teach them in school. If
>> you want to make sure it is taught in school make it part of the
>> national qualifications framework.
>>
>
> Yes, this is brilliant!  We certainly need this in the US.  I can't tell you
> how awful certain aspects of life in the US are.  There is such a feeling in
> the US that events outside our borders are only a hindrance to the US
> spreading its message of liberty to all rational peoples around the world.
> That is the politically conservative point of view, though.  Liberals, of
> course, have long looked to allies internationally.  In fact, one of the key
> points of disagreement in the US between liberal and conservative is the
> view abroad.  I guess that is true of most nations, though.  Hitler,
> Mussolini, Franco, Bush, all of them regard foreigners with suspicion, at
> least in their public statements to their conservative constituencies.
> Ironically, though, at least with Bush, there is a great deference to his
> buddies who run multinational corporations and which keep their assets in
> tax-free off-shore tax havens.

Just heard Ian's interview, it's always inspiring to listen to him. I  
agree about the educational challenges. I was just watching videos  
about the XO computer (OLPC) vs. the Intel on countries like Brasil  
and Chile and the failure of the Enciclomedia project in Mexico.

Most countries are very afraid of adopting technology and will resist  
to the last consequences from preventing changing the delicate  
structure of education.

Enciclomedia proved to be final proof of sometimes idealistic  
implementation of high tech on rural schools with no funding. They  
have an average investment on $2500 dls per school, yet the whole  
school don't have electricity which work a reality check for many  
people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enciclomedia
http://youtube.com/watch?v=N9XkuI94kw8