Here’s a new year message from me: 3 things I witnessed in 2011, and why they give me hope for the future.
(NB you can see this video with subtitles in English / Nederlands / Français / Italiano / Deutsch / Español / Polski: just click on the “CC” button at the bottom of the video screen).
If you’re interested by any of the projects or websites featured in this video, there’s more details on these links:
1:11: Crowdsourcing to tell the council about potholes
1:21 Finding wheelchair accessible buildings
1:30 Helping those with severe motor disabilities
1:48 ICT being used by schoolchildren in Nairobi, Kenya
2:10 ICT used to train nurses in Kenya
And you can comment on the text of the speech here.
I wish you all a very restful Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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We hope you learn another thing, Mrs. Kroes:
don`t gvie cheaters like Guttenberg a job. It dosen`t help the project.
What have you learned? http://www.contentandcarrier.eu/?p=431
With all due respect, Ms. Kroes, you haven’t learned an awful lot. On the other hand, what would you expect from a free market extremist with a deep contempt for democracy and a strange affection for German aristocrats?
No, Mrs. Kroes, you haven’t learned enough! Sorry for being frank, but what you learned within 2011, could be learned in a sole week! What about the things you really messed up in 2011? For instance, rehabilitating a proven fraudster and liar by shoving a significant advisor position on to him! Why doing such an insane thing, there is no single cogent reason for choosing him. How much were you paid? 500000… 2 or 5 million euros?! Hey, everybody knows this guy is incredibly rich, so what? But don’t take us for a ride telling us that Mr. zu Guttenberg is “talented” or “competent”—he isn’t (except for lying), and you should know it damn well!
One of the first things I learned in my life was, not to cheat on other people. You could as well call it “respect”.
We never stop learning, and I am finding the more I learn the less I know. What I am also finding is that when I find something I don’t know, I know where to find the answer. Internet access gives me the power to find out anything. It is vital that everyone has access. It is no good believing the incumbent telcos who assure government that they are providing that access when it is clear that they aren’t. We need to get help and support to other communities and groups who want to build their own networks. With decent pipes out into rural areas everyone can have a connection, and so can the masts, which provide mobile access too.
Happy New Year to you and your team, and keep up the good work. We have a long way to go before everyone has a connection fit for purpose in this brave new world.
chris
Despite the negative comments above I did like the new year’s speech. Of course this does not serve as a scientific talk with all kinds of innovations people never heard of. I see it more as a way of inspiring people, keeping them motivated, and letting them know that the EU is following and supporting recent developments. For this reason I was pleasantly surprised to see that Brain Computer Interfaces appeared in this talk.
I hope the talk will inspire other people as well to keep pushing for new developments, which -in the end- make all our lives better. From my background as a medical doctor in neurosurgery, I am working on it!
Ms.Kroes, your holiday message moved me. I know you only want to do good for our people. Stick to what you believe in and keep learning and finding out what your people need from you. Happy new year!
> I know you only want to do good for our people
Yes, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
As Mrs Kroes is still in charge the mishap continues.
People like her will make the EU project perish…