[etni] Scotland ready to implement Intranet for all schools

SCOTLAND READY TO IMPLEMENT INTRANET FOR ALL SCHOOLS

Education officials said the final piece of the Scottish Schools Digital Network--an intranet connecting 800,000 students and teachers in the country--is ready to be implemented. Education Minister Peter Peacock said that the country has been building infrastructure for some time, including "a large-scale broadband network linking all 32 local councils and a content delivery network providing access to 'rich' media such as video and audio clips." The intranet, which is expected to go online by early 2007, is said to be the first of its kind anywhere in the world. It will provide students and teachers with access to a wide range of educational resources from any computer, allowing students "to do more meaningful work at home" and parents "to take a much more active role in their children's learning," according to Peacock. The system will also include tools for sharing ideas, developing online communities, and facilitating audio or video conferences.
BBC, 21 September 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4268654.stm

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