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‘The internet: what next?’ asks IET
To mark the ‘silver jubilee’ of the Web, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is drawing at ention to the huge contribution the internet has made to society and is calling for a global debate about how we develop the web and improve digital skills to ensure it continues to create opportunities and enhance people’s lives over the next 25 years. The IET’s Dr Mike Short, CBE, said:
“In a recent US survey, 76% of people believed the Web has been a positive force for society. This is encouraging and, given that we have really only scratched the surface with what the web can do, the potential for it to further improve our daily lives is still considerable. “But we now need an agreed vision
and will be producing the tech entrepreneurs of the future.” Bill Mitchell, director of education
at the Institute, explained: “BT have been supporters of CAS for several years. They also have a deep practical understanding of what works in primary schools through a scheme they’ve been running locally in Suff olk. BCS working in partnership with BT will be well placed to provide primary schoolteachers across England with inspirational, creative computer science classroom resources that will also improve students’ at ainment in maths, English and other subjects such as history and art.”
for the Web for the next decade, including how we will address critical challenges such as security, capacity and capability. We must also do more to create the necessary digital skills to enable the Web to achieve its full potential. Currently, the UK is facing a well- documented shortage of these technological skills.” The IET’s wish list for the internet
over the next few years includes a wider range of content in a greater number of languages and trusted e-learning resources. The internet has revolutionised
business practices and created all sorts of new opportunities for communication and interaction – fi rst with email and more recently with social media. Now the IET expects to see social media
transcending individual platforms such as Facebook or Twit er to bring together contacts across all platforms in the ongoing bid to create Web technologies that allow people to communicate more widely, more easily and more often.
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