IT Education Act
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Resolution History
Overview
The IT Education Act started as a proposal called Computers for School Children. The proposal was submitted several times and each time it failed. Finally Caradune met with Love and esterel in order to revise the proposal. The name of the proposal was changed, several clauses were added and modified and it eventually reached quorom. The proposal however was deleted because of improper selection of strength; it was first submitted as "Significant" but proposal with possibly no effects, could only be 'Mild'. After one full day of campaigning the proposal reached quorom in record time (about 16 hours). The proposal finally reached the U.N. floor with 258 approvals and passed by a margin of over 5,000 votes.
Proposal Campaign
In order to gain the necessary amount of approvals for the proposal, all of the nations that had previously approved the proposal were telegramed and were informed of the re-submission of IT Education Act.
UN Debate
Surprisingly, while the proposal was in the forums in met heavy opposition. Many nations believed that most U.N. nations voted "fluffie" which means that they vote for something because it sounds good instead of looking at it's problems. Most of the nations opposed the proposal but when the final votes came in the support for the approval was around 68%. The proposal did meet harsh criticism but it prevailed because most of the "kinks" were worked out of it. The U.N. debate ended with a majority of replies opposing the proposal yet in the end it passed.
Resolution Text
Category: | Social Justice | Strength: | Mild | Proposed By: | Caradune |
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The United Nations,
-A- CONCERNED by the number of children who do not have basic information technology education,
-B- CONVINCED that the mastering of Information Technology is essential in the education of every child worldwide and for his/her own future
-C- FULLY AWARE of the difference of technology level between member nations
-D- SEEKING to minimize the cost of the following clauses
-E- FULLY AWARE of the availability of cheap, basic and low power-consumption computers designed by non-profit organisations
-1- STRONGLY URGES all nations to secure that each child, aged at least 12, receive some information technology education adapted to the national technology level. This can be integrated into National Education programs,
-2- ENCOURAGES STRONGLY all nations to secure for every child, aged at least 12, some access in school to information technology school equipment with educational software and internet access,
-3- SUPPORTS operations which provide children, personal computers with internet access and educational software, or more powerful high-tech educational tool, when the cost for the Nations will not be significant. Computers, internet access or others tools could be bought or rented at a very modest price for children not able to afford them
-4- RECCOMENDS all nations to be prudent by ensuring that these actions don’t undermine or reduce nutritional, health or clothing efforts
-5- ENCOURAGES all Nations to try to limit the cost induced by this resolution, by different means such as:
-5.1- providing cheap, basic and low power-consumption computers designed by non-profit organisation as those that already exist
-5.2- Running the computers mentioned in this resolution with needed open-source software, freeware or software graciously paid or discounted by companies, as a sponsoring operation for them or by non-profit organisation
-5.3- Proposing some non-profit organisation or some companies to graciously offer some computers, internet access and technical support, as a sponsoring operation for them which can prove more efficient than a TV ad campaign
-6- ENCOURAGES all developed Nations to help developing Nations to implement this program, by different means such as:
-6.1- Sharing technologies with nations who don't have yet access to them
-6.2- Giving access to these nations to a low rate loan/bonds system, which will be repaid in middle term by the growth of the amount of taxes collected due to the growth of information technology economic sector
Co-authored by Love and esterel
- Votes For: 9,457
- Votes Against: 4,441
- Implemented: Mon Nov 21 2005
Gameplay Impacts
IT Education Act effected the social justice rating of all nations. The proposal gave the people of all nations the right to have access to all forms of computer technology and were given the right to learn about technology itself.
Additional Materials
- IT Education Act UN Floor Debate
- IT Education Initiative - Computers For School Children Draft Proposal Discussions
- The $100 Laptop project: a cheap, basic and low power-consumption computer designed by a non-profit organisation
- UN Timeline
- United Nations