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OMG! 50% Poor Americans Are Away From Economic Necessity,The Internet

Jul. 16 Economy, Glamour, World Comments

]Washington DC]OMG! 50% Poor Americans Are Away From Economic Necessity,The Internet
50% of low-income Americans Are Poor To Access The Internet .
Right now, even though more than 98 % of Americans have access to internet service, one in four doesn’t have it at home.
For low-income Americans, that number jumps to one in two.
This is a problem. A high-speed connection is no longer a nice-to-have for the privileged few. Increasingly, an internet connection to find a job+to do homework+ to stay in touch with the Known people . It’s an economic necessity when it comes to communicating, collaborating, and doing business on a global scale.
Today, the President Barack Obama is traveling to Durant, Oklahoma to announce Connect Home — a new pilot program launching in 27 cities and one tribal nation, and initially helping to connect more than 275,000 low-income households with the support they need to access the internet at home
Source White House.

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School Superintendents Takes Future Ready District Pledge In White House

Nov. 20 Economy, Education, World Comments

[Washington DC]School Superintendents Takes Future Ready District Pledge In White House
More than 1,200 School Superintendents Took the Future Ready District Pledge
Speaking to Hundreds school superintendents in the East Room of the White House, President Obama launched a new effort to assist school leaders in their transition to digital learning with the Future Ready Digital Pledge.
The Future Ready Digital Pledge is part of the President’s Connect ED initiative, which empowers teachers with the best technology and the training to make the most of it, and empowers students through individualized learning and rich, digital content. ConnectED also seeks to connect 99 %of America’s students with high-speed broadband internet in their schools and libraries.
During his remarks, the President highlighted the significant gains the country has made in improving education during the last six years
[1]“Dropout rates are down.
[2]The graduation rate is the highest on record.
[3]More young people are earning college degrees than ever before.”
But he also noted that in a 21st century economy where the most valuable skill one can sell is knowledge — and the capacity to learn new knowledge — which still need work
Right now, fewer than 40 % of public schools have high-speed Internet in their classrooms — less than half. That’s not good, since we invented the Internet. That’s not good. It means that in most American schools, teachers cannot use the cutting-edge software and programs that are available today.
President said that Every kid needs every superintendent in America to sign this pledge — and then follow through on the pledge. Our kids need every school district to make these commitments. Every child — whether they live in a big city, quiet suburb, the furthest reaches of rural America, poor districts, rich districts — every child deserves a shot at a world-class education.
That’s the promise we make as a nation great. That’s what makes our nation great — this fundamental belief that no matter who you are, where you come from, what you look like, you can make it in this country if you work hard. You have access to the tools to achieve. If we keep working at this, that’s a promise we can make real for this generation and generations to come.

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India Demands Democratisation of Global Affairs of Telecommunications+Internet Governance:I T U

Oct. 21 Economy, Glamour, World Comments

[Busan,South Korea]
India Demands Democratisation of Global Affairs of Telecommunications+Internet Governance
19th ITU Plenipotentiary Conference opened its doors to over 3,000 delegates and almost 600 local and international media today in one of the world’s most wired cities, with Host Country the Republic of Korea promising the most high-tech conference facilities ever offered at a UN treaty-making event.
Delegates From Ministry of Communications & Information Technology Also Attending this conference At BEXCO exhibition and conference centre .This Conference will Be Upto 7th November 2014
Indian Delegation to the ITU’s Conference Lead by Communications and Information Technology Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad called for Democratisation of Global Affairs of Telecommunications and Internet Governance
India wants democratisation and broad-basing of the global affairs of telecommunications and internet governance.
This was the main message taken forward by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad while he led the Indian delegation at the inaugural of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Conference at Busan in South Korea.
The Conference was inaugurated by the President of Republic Of South KoreaITU.
India’s point is that ITU should take leadership and partner with UN and other International/Regional organizations in executing the Information and Communication Technology projects and programs in developing countries. India also wants the ITU to be the supervisory authority of Space Assets. India expressed its desire that ITU should play a more active role in the global Internet governance as envisaged during the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS).
The Indian delegation has been participating in The Plenipotentiary Conference, which is the top policy-making body of the 193 member strong International Telecommunications Union. It meets once in every four years. India has also been pitching for a re-election into the ITU Council.
During the visit, the Minister also met the President and the CEO of Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. Mr. Sang Jin Park in Seoul. The Minister shared the ideas of ‘Digital India’ and the initiative of ‘Make In India’, of the present Indian government with the CEO. The CEO was curious about the changed business environment in India and he informed the Minister about his proposed visit to India next month. The minister also met various other business leaders in the fields of electronics, communication and Information technology.
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The Union Minister for Communications & Information Technology and Law & Justice, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad at the inaugural session of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Conference, at Busan, in South Korea on October 20, 2014.

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