Development by Davis: Development by Davis: “Does the Indian education system teach students how to collaborate?” plus 1 more

miércoles, 18 de julio de 2012

Development by Davis: “Does the Indian education system teach students how to collaborate?” plus 1 more

Does the Indian education system teach students how to collaborate?

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 04:00 AM PDT

Does Indian education system teaches how to collaborate?

Education, infrastructure development, and the democratization of media are the three key sectors on which progression of any society depends. In the United States in particular, and the western world in general, the foundations of world leadership were laid when the country channeled massive investments into the educational sector. The result was a robust and innovative education system that nurtured research and advancement in society. This robust system consists of individual systems, like Harvard University and MIT, but speaks to a larger, nationwide framework on which educational policies and innovations are built. In fact, many businesses trace their origins to university labs.

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Helping the European Parliament to release its own free software

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 02:00 AM PDT

For the first time, the European Parliament is about to release one of its own programs as Free Software. The program in question is called AT4AM, short for "Automatic Tool for Amendments". The Parliament is in the business of making laws, and AT4AM automates a lot of the formal stuff associated with the production process.

To understand what AT4AM means for MEPs and their staff, have a look at how amendments were filed before, and how it works now. (Vimeo. Flash required, sorry.) Parliament staffer Erik Josefsson compared the introduction of AT4AM to the arrival of version control for developers. It's been in use inside the parliament for about 18 months, and it's a pretty fundamental tool for the people working there.