Comments on: Embracing technology in less developed nations http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/04/embracing_techn.html Technology, leadership, and the future of schools Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott S. Floyd http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/04/embracing_techn.html/comment-page-1#comment-14781 Scott S. Floyd Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/04/embracing_techn.html#comment-14781 And yet I lose cell signal a half mile out of town (semi-rural), cannot get high speed Internet access at home (3 miles out of town), and the power shuts off with a decent breeze. Third world is kind of sounding uptown to me. This echoes our lack of support on the federal level as to the importance of connectivity. They talk a good game, but they will not spend a dime to expand it. They will wait for business folks to put the money in. Meanwhile, that is why I have no high speed abilities. Verizon refuses to replace the switch station in our town to allow for the expansion of the fiber possibilities. They say it would hurt their profitability if they ever decide to sell our area to someone else. Heck, I think we still pay extra to get tone dialing here. And yet I lose cell signal a half mile out of town (semi-rural), cannot get high speed Internet access at home (3 miles out of town), and the power shuts off with a decent breeze. Third world is kind of sounding uptown to me.

This echoes our lack of support on the federal level as to the importance of connectivity. They talk a good game, but they will not spend a dime to expand it. They will wait for business folks to put the money in. Meanwhile, that is why I have no high speed abilities. Verizon refuses to replace the switch station in our town to allow for the expansion of the fiber possibilities. They say it would hurt their profitability if they ever decide to sell our area to someone else. Heck, I think we still pay extra to get tone dialing here.

]]> By: John Moravec http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/04/embracing_techn.html/comment-page-1#comment-14782 John Moravec Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/04/embracing_techn.html#comment-14782 Hi Jayson-- that's a good post. But what about the value of indigenous technologies? I posted a longer response at http://www.educationfutures.com/2007/04/11/the-question-of-ict-in-development/ jm Hi Jayson– that’s a good post. But what about the value of indigenous technologies?

I posted a longer response at http://www.educationfutures.com/2007/04/11/the-question-of-ict-in-development/

jm

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