Fwd: World Education Forum

[raphael calvelli]

Hi all,

WEF organization sent us an intermediary questionnaire, that I 
briefly answered and now submit to your global attention before 
sending it. Not very important but anyway... I will send it tomorrow 
tuesday afternoon.



> Dear Partaker:
>
>
> The World Education Forum Organization Committee is beginning a data bank
> about the partakers of the event. The World Education Forum integrates, so
> far, over 200 entities/institutions/organizations, and it is being released
> in 198 countries. Fifteen thousands people are expected to share in the
> Forum. We would like to know your opinion about this event, therefore we
> kindly request you to answer the questions below and send by e-mail.
>
>         1.      How do you like the initiative of the World Education Forum?

A very good initiative that stresses the fundamental role of 
education in a always-more-globalized world.

>         2.      Which are your expectations concerning this event?

To publicize the use of libre software in educational world, because 
of the great possibilities and ethical exigence it offers. to connect 
further the topic of libre software to the topic of education.

>         3.      How are you connected to the universe of education?

Many a developper of our community are teachers. The educational 
systems slowly get interested about libre software.

> 	4.	Are you going to present any paper at the forum? What 
> is it about?

Yes, 2 or 3.
- Presentation of libre software,
- some ethical questions about importance of knowing the technics of 
computers and Internet in tomorrow's world , and what libre software 
brings to it.
- resources for using  libre softwares in classroom

> 	5.	Which do you think is the most interesting topic 
> among the four links offered?

as the work of our foundation is not to educate, we don't have 
elements to give this opinion.

>         6.      Are you bonded to any institution/entity/organization, how
> is it related to education field?

Free Software Foundation Europe is bonded to the Free Software Foundation.
(Far further from the only well-know Linux Operating System, the FSF 
is promoting use of software whom you can get and share the source 
code, according to the GNU GPL licence see www.gnu.org).
As only libre softwares seem to give guarantees of freedom in the 
computer field, we beleive it is very important to use them for 
teaching computers, and not proprietary softwares that have for 
ground not an educational but a commercial project.


> Best Regards,
>
> Organization Committee