Recent postsIn the fourth and last part of this series I am going to look at a special case in the US. It is related to Internet courses and the degree to which they replace traditional human taught courses.
At the moment there is two course types:
Those using the Internet as a supplement to classes where students [...]
In part 2 of the series I looked at India and how it tries to implement a large scale operation to upgrade its educational and competitive capability. Today’s example is the United Kingdom, a developed country with steady population and the longest tradition in industry and technology in modern history.
It is the homeland of some [...]
The introductory part of this series stressed the close relationship between technological education/training, employment opportunities and competitiveness. Part 2 is devoted to India, as an example of a rising technological star with large population and high promises.
Unlike China and its manufacturing prowess, India has so far mainly specialised on the service part of the economy. [...]
I have decided to start a small series on employment & competitiveness, and their close relationship to technical know-how. Having lived and worked in different countries and regions in Europe, I have noticed that there is a pattern. In dynamic or traditionally industrial areas there is places and companies that have more steady employment, whereas [...]
Europe can now sleep calm, DVB-H has become the official european mobile TV standard. No matter which manufacturer will benefit more or is more ready to get products swiftly to the market, mobile TV has enjoyed limited market penetration since the introduction of 3G. Surely, standards harmonization has never harmed anybody and is applauded, but I personally refuse to [...]
