I'm reposting this short item about a policy paper available in pdf, "eNorway 2009," because it's interesting in itself and brings back memories for me (original citation spotted in Stephen's Web). More than fifteen years ago I hosted a visit to Cal Poly University in Pomona by a Norwegian distance educator leader, Dr. Jan Wibe, who was then the president of the International Distance Education Association.
Even in the nineties Norway was far ahead of the US in its committment to distance education and to Internet connectivity for its citizens. There was a charming contrast between Norway's committment to modern technology for education and it's centuries old tradition of universities (including the University of Trondheim which celebrated its 1000 year anniversary in 1997).
"eNorway 2009" is subtitled "the Digital Leap" and was released by the Ministry of Modernisation. (Norway's welfare capitalism has many minstries devoted to enhancing the levels of public satisfaction in the nation through public services and public facilities--it's a very different country.) ____JH
"The goal of the Norwegian Government is to make daily life easier for the population as a whole, and ensure security for future prosperity and welfare. Information technology, applied in the right way, makes an important contribution to the achievement of these goals." (Foreword)
To ensure participation in the digital knowledge society the Government
intends to:
› prepare for access to the Internet and digital services that are based on individual needs
› ensure that services include all users and user groups
› ensure that there are good digital skills throughout the population
- within education, work and the community
› prepare for good consumer and personal data protection
› contribute to the development of a culture for information security
› ensure access to online sources of knowledge and culture
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eNorway 2009 ,. The government of Norway has released a policy paper on internet access and services. Called eNorway 2009, the paper calls for access for all Norweigans and promotes open standards in the public sector. It's nice to see a document such as this directed toward the needs of the people rather than of content or software vendors. PDF, and worth opening even if only for the illustrations. Via school-discuss. [] [] [OLDaily]
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