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Introduction Advances in both cognitive science and information technology have the potential to transform education and training in ways previously unimaginable.To lay the groundwork for Federal leadership in learning technology innovation, in September 2002, the Commerce Department published Visions 2020: Transforming Education and Training through Advanced Technologies. For Visions 2020, a number of distinguished individuals and teams from a wide range of technology and education fields were asked to look out into the future, and describe what technology-enabled learning experiences could be like. They responded with a rich collection of visions, some of which are excerpted in this report. Visions 2020 identified potential technologies, their application for learning, and how the learning environment would need to change to take full advantage of them. With a future vision in hand, the Commerce Department convened a Summit on the Use of Advanced Technologies in Education and Training. At the Summit, stakeholder groups identified ways to encourage technology-enabled transformation in U.S. education and training. The U.S. Departments of Commerce and Education (who co-chair the NSTC Working Group) and Net Day formed partnership aimed at analyzing K-12 student views about technology .. more»

Competitive Technologies Announces Sales Order From ELS for Pain Management DevicesFairfield, CT - (January 12, 2009) - Competitive Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: CTT) announced today that it has received a sales order from Excel Life Sciences, Inc. (ELS) for pain management therapy devices. The device is a non-invasive method for rapid treatment of high-intensity oncologic and neuropathic pain, including pain resistant to morphine and other drugs. ELS, CTT's country-exclusive distributor in India, recognizing the benefits of the innovative device, was the first announced healthcare services provider to     sign a distribution agreement for the device. Subsequent distribution agreements granted country-exclusive distribution rights to GEOMC Co., Ltd. for Korea, to AG Healthcare for Malaysia, and to Biogene Pharma Limited for Bangladesh.The order from ELS has an approximate retail value of up to million. Shipment of the devices to ELS is scheduled to begin immediately.ELS is a U.S.-based, India-focused provider of clinical research and healthcare services. They have a special focus on improving patient care in the markets in which they operate. ELS has a fully-owned Indian subsidiary with its main office in New Delhi, and .. more»

What is C4I? C4I stands for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and military Intelligence. These days C4I is famous throughout the civilian and military world. This system allows the commanders or executive officers to control resources such as personnel, equipment and money. C4I is very much necessary for military decision making and force management. C4I segment of military market is receiving an increased share of overall spending from the US department of defense (Dod). It covers a wide range of companies and contracts and highly important issues. Civilian government includes the air traffic control systems, drug enforcement, law enforcement agency systems and various emergency systems. Military systems include national level crisis management systems. These systems basically include the equipment, people and procedures necessary to accomplish the mission. C4I mainly focuses on theory and practice of C4I and prepares students for careers in research, design and development of C4I systems. Developing C4I architecture is critical to ensure consistent implementation. Main focus of C2 is decision making. C2 systems provide decision makers facilities, ultra modern weapons available with them. Around 100 to 200 billion value of money has been .. more»