CELEBRATING COMPLEXITY: Understanding the Culture of e-Learning - Five main
success factors are necessary for an e-Learning strategy to succeed - content, capability,
cost, clients, and most importantly, culture. Culture has always been a particularly contentious
issue but as the market matures, organizations are more seriously examining pan-continental
and, in some cases, global e-Learning solutions. Piers Lea, CEO of LINE Communications, a
European custom Web-based learning and communication developer, questions whether
cultural complexity is stopping many organizations from achieving e-Learning success.
(e-Learning NewsLine; vol. 3 no 24, 22 July 02) For the complete article see:
http://www.elearningmag.com/elearning/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=25419

CONGRESS MOVES FORWARD WITH TECHNOLOGY GUARD - Last week the
Senate passed legislation that would create a National Emergency Technology Guard,
similar to the National Guard, to protect the country from cybercrime. The House of
Representatives has passed similar legislation. The new group would be comprised of
volunteers to respond to, and try to prevent, attacks on the nation's communication
systems. The legislation would also create a reserve of privately owned technology
equipment that could be called on in the event of an emergency. Lance Hoffman of
George Washington University testified at Senate hearings on the bill and warned
lawmakers of the potential to infiltrate such a volunteer force. Without necessary
precautions, he said, "we risk doing more harm than good." (Nando Times, 21 July 02 -
Edupage 22 July 02) See:
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/473380p-3783273c.html

COLLABORATIVE VENTURE - The British government is launching a cognitive
computing project that involves collaboration between business leaders, academic
researchers and government agencies. The project will operate under the aegis of the
UK Foresight program, and will study the latest cognitive systems developments for
insight into how business and academia can make the most of this field. (Collaborate
Newsletter, vol. 2 no 9, 1 Jun 02) For the full story, go to:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2109429,00.html