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Telecommunications for Education and Development in the Commonwealth Workshop, May 22, 1997, Malta "Human Resource and Telecommunications - Issues in the Commonwealth" by David Walker, Educational Specialist (Educational Technology) // I would like to thank the Secretariat, COMNET-IT, and the Government of Malta for hosting this workshop concerning Telecommunications for Education and Development in the Commonwealth. // It is indeed interesting for me to visit Malta for the first time. In 1943 my parents were in a convoy of ships that were sailing not far from this island. They were both in the Canadian medical corps on their way to Italy to join up with Allied troops fighting their way up the boot of Italy. Just at sunset, as my father was enjoying an after dinner cigarette on the stern deck (remember this was before the days of warnings by the Surgeon General!), German bombers flying extremely low to the water, let go torpedoes that hit their ship. My mother and father both ended up in floating in the Mediterranean after theirs, and four other ships were sunk, including a large destroyer that my father saw disappear as he recalled, "with a large flash". They were picked up by an American merchant ship and eventually made it Naples where they served for two long years. My father told me of the awful pounding that Malta took in 1942, unprotected at that time by the Allies. I can understand somewhat, after seeing pictures of the destruction, the heroic resistance and resilience of the Maltese people during the German siege. // I have been surfing and reading about your island and the especially the mandate of the Department of Education as well as learning about the Minister himself. I can see that Malta is fast becoming one of the IT leaders globally. I am sure that the determination you have shown to the world during those years of the war will be important towards achieving your goal as a predominate IT global leader.

The collapse of communism has prompted a re-examination of the Marxist legacy. Dialectics is a neglected and underdeveloped part of this legacy, which is now starting to receive the attention it warrants. In particular, dialectics has a great deal to contribute to current debates on methodology and epistemology in the social sciences. A leading proponent of the new dialectics is Bertell Ollman, whose contribution is assessed here. This article argues that his account of dialectics is flawed, but that there remains the germ of a dialectical approach to the themes of identity, truth and knowledge. The article explores these themes and suggests new avenues for their theoretical development.

Assesses the contribution of a leading proponent of the new dialectics, Bertell Ollman, to current debates on methodology & epistemology in the social sciences. It is argued that his account of dialectics is flawed, but there remains the germ of a dialectical approach to the themes of identity, truth, & knowledge. These themes are explored, & new avenues for their theoretical development suggested. 10 References. Adapted from the source document.

Research commissioned by a major UK open systems supplier, Hoskyns
plc, reveals that cost containment is the key issue driving IT
departments, not management performance or customer service. Also shows
a disparity among users, with no real preference for systems or
suppliers emerging.

Examines ideology and history of the Catalonian political party and its electoral successes.