Technology, Education & The Future 06/20/2009
Posted by mritsema in government.Tags: Business, Capitalism, Education, entrepreneurial, Leadership, Productivity, Technology
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I can see the future and it looks like private sector innovation driving dramatic change in America and the world.
Yup, I’m biased toward technology and its destructive innovation driving change – we can believe in. The Wall Street Journal recently published a review of the book: Liberating Learning by Terry M. Moe and John E. Chubb. You can read the review at:
The Cyber Way To Knowledge
The Program for International Student Assessment ranks the average US 15 year old against 30 industrialized nations at 20th and 25th respectively in Science in Math. Will more government funding thrown at education fix the problem? I’m growing more and more skeptical. Will the NEA fix the problem? I doubt it.
Will technology and private enterprise innovation fix the problem? I think so. Read the article’s byline:
Since labor costs keep rising, school districts will naturally turn to technology as a way to get more for less.
And they’re doing it in Pennsylvania with a Cyber Charter School now serving over 8,000 students. Millions of Americans choose to home school instead of placing their children into mediocre and misguided public educational institutions. As Cyber Schools proliferate and their quality of services outpaces competitors, change will occur. The quality of US education will improve against the world’s standards.
It’s called free markets, competition, entrepreneurial, innovation, capitalism, America!
Change I can believe in – straight from the private sector.
Michael Ritsema i3 Business Solutions, LLCgloStream and the healthcare industry | Rodney Bowen-Wright | Microsoft 06/17/2009
Posted by thaadsma in development, healthcare, microsoft.add a comment
Check out this great article about gloStream written by Rodney Bowen-Wright from Microsoft and posted to Microsoft’s Startup Zone Web site.
Rodney is a director of business development and manages vertical markets and mobility portfolios in Microsoft’s Emerging Business Team:
“Microsoft has the right infrastructure and tools to make this transformation happen quickly. One company at the right place at the right time with the right solution is GloStream.
gloStream provides physicians and healthcare facilities across the U.S. with electronic medical record software and practice management solutions based on the Microsoft Office suite – delivered and supported through a nationwide network of local technology partners.
gloStream applications are secure, easy-to-use and the only solutions on the market embedded with Microsoft Office. With a simple user interface, robust voice recognition technology, and single-click access to all patient data, gloStream products help doctors improve patient care by streamlining workflow and creating efficiencies in office administration.
gloStream’s deep healthcare experience and its utilization of Microsoft technology (and specific use of Microsoft Office) provide doctors and staff with a secure, reliable, scalable, customizable and affordable EMR and PM solutions. gloSuite is easy to learn and use so doctors and staff can limit training time and get up their full patient load in a matter of days, not weeks.”
Several Dozen of the Stupidest Things Ever Said 06/03/2009
Posted by thaadsma in development, government, healthcare, ibm, tangents.add a comment
A wonderful list of some of the most bone-headed things that people have said over the years about technology, and especially information technology: Stupid Things to Say.
Here’s just a sample:
“I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won’t last out the year.”
–The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957
The rest are even better. Enjoy!
via Stupid Things to Say.
