tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post8622079731672256334..comments2024-02-16T08:32:46.618+00:00Comments on Donald Clark Plan B: Politicians and e-learningDonald Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-10080110691920180612008-06-30T09:21:00.000+00:002008-06-30T09:21:00.000+00:00Politicians efforts would be laughable if the prob...Politicians efforts would be laughable if the problem was not so serious. IT entry to universities is declining, as with science in general. This is a critical area that no developed economy can fall behind in. What do we get? Eye catching candy-floss from politicians and nothing to deal with the real problem. Depressing.<BR/><BR/>Exhibit A for the Crown:<BR/>http://www.cphc.ac.uk/docs/reports/cphc-itlabourmarket.pdfRichard Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021997075923737760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-27410835202616297502008-06-28T14:17:00.000+00:002008-06-28T14:17:00.000+00:00So, I was not off mark when I noticed the anger. I...So, I was not off mark when I noticed the anger. If I tell you why I started surfing you will be surprised. Initially I was apprehensive hearing all the stories about strange people prowling the net. There was a motivation though to figure out what my husband found so addictive that he would spend d wee hours on the net. Guess, I kinda figured out. About the solar system and the structure of atoms,strangely, the comment took me back in time. As a kid I used to think how similar the solar system and an atom were.Often I would wonder about Universe as Carl Sagan was and still is my hero. And thinking this make a theory that we lived in some vast matter and that our solar system was just an atom of that mass. I just came across this and the beauty of the words of Dr. Sagan took my breath away. Your post underlines this very thing in a very subtle way. It all fickle ans transitional.Politicians, Queens or bureaucrats. Just the essence of a kind soul remains and the good deeds. I still think there is no digital divide. It's all individual choice. A nice post. Regards<BR/><BR/>.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pfwY2TNehwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-40195368977988051162008-06-28T13:51:00.000+00:002008-06-28T13:51:00.000+00:00Harold"all baby boomers in management positions sh...Harold<BR/><BR/>"all baby boomers in management positions should retire now so we can get on with the next century"<BR/><BR/>What a beautifully crafted sentence. Priceless! I'll be using that one.Donald Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-22452316960594774492008-06-28T13:50:00.000+00:002008-06-28T13:50:00.000+00:00Funny you should mention Wendy. When I was a CEO s...Funny you should mention Wendy. When I was a CEO she almost became a non-exec. Seemed smart, and sent me a rather interesting book on economics - but I'm a bit suspicious of dynasties in politics - one Alexander may be enough!<BR/><BR/>Another I forgot to mention was Peter Mandelson. He is very imoressive in meetings, but ultimately a weasel.<BR/><BR/>Chris Smith, was so in love with his mates at the BBC, that it actually preveted him from thinking straight (sic) on the issue. He was absolutely hopeless.<BR/><BR/>My all time favourite 'famous person who I abhor' is the queen. I attended a lunch with her 'high-and-mightyness. She never smiled once, didn't speak and was a all-round grump. It was in the dining room of the Brighton Royal Pavilion and I amused myself by pointing out that the painting behind her head was thought to be a portrait of one of George IVs mistresses. At that point the rest of the table also refused to speak to me.<BR/><BR/>You are, of course, right about the 'systems'. But systems are there to be shaped by those who use them. Other civil servants are playing the Boomer game here. These systems are easy to police through policies. If politicians want to use this techology they can't deny their own people access.Donald Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-42556887861648431922008-06-28T10:17:00.000+00:002008-06-28T10:17:00.000+00:00Donald,You seem to have met a lot of politicians j...Donald,<BR/><BR/>You seem to have met a lot of politicians just before their demise... You didn't <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7478913.stm" REL="nofollow">meet Wendy Alexander last week</A>, did you?<BR/><BR/>Shame your trick didn't work with Tony.<BR/><BR/>Not all civil servants "don't get it" - but those that do are not helped by their internal systems: the Scottish Government blocks every social networking, blog and video site. This includes videos posted by the Scottish Government - so civil servants have to go home to watch videos of ministers making speeches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-42543553503163816022008-06-27T12:39:00.000+00:002008-06-27T12:39:00.000+00:00Really interesting. You confirm most of my gut rea...Really interesting. You confirm most of my gut reactions about these particular politicians - and I couldn't agree more about John Smith - what a loss.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-83021486816683992682008-06-27T12:17:00.000+00:002008-06-27T12:17:00.000+00:00Have to agree with your final comments. As I quipp...Have to agree with your final comments. As I quipped on Twitter the other day, "thinking that all baby boomers in management positions should retire now so we can get on with the next century".<BR/><BR/>and I'm a Boomer!Harold Jarchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462304722726586155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-38215778700025876202008-06-27T11:06:00.000+00:002008-06-27T11:06:00.000+00:00Donald,You are right about John Smith.SebDonald,<BR/>You are right about John Smith.<BR/>SebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com