Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-04-07-Speech-1-109"

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dcterms:Date	"2003-04-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:eLearning Programme 2004-20062
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030407.7.1-109"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-04-07-Speech-1-1102
lpv:speaker	lp:Theresa Zabell2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2002-03-08--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-22--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should firstly like to congratulate the rapporteur, our fellow MEP Mr Mauro. I remember the time 20 or 30 years ago when we were asked at school to outline what we thought the twenty-first century would be like, and we all imagined Martians, UFOs and flying saucers and ultra-modern trains and cars, including electric cars, yet no one was able to guess what would be the real revolution of this century: the advances in information and communications technology. Even though it is very difficult to keep up with changes that are taking place at such a dizzying pace, we are obliged to ensure that the citizens of the European Union, especially children and young people, are able to be educated in current technology. This presupposes a cost, since they need computers, multi-media equipment, Internet connections, plus one other very important thing, namely qualified teachers. Ladies and gentlemen, we cannot skimp on matters of such vital importance. We need to bear in mind that if, tomorrow when they have reached adulthood, the children of today are unable to use the new technologies, they will be almost like children of our own time who are illiterate, and that is something we cannot allow. By that, I mean I am totally in agreement with the rapporteur that it is necessary, as a priority, to train teachers to be able to give classes in new technologies. I also entirely agree with him that the budget should be more than the EUR 36 million proposed by the European Commission, since it would be truly absurd to spend more money on the preparatory action for a programme than on the programme itself. I also wish to support e-twinning of European schools since that seems to me to be an excellent way of bringing about cooperation between schools from every corner of Europe. What is more, it will help us promote intercultural dialogue and language learning and will also facilitate exchanges between children who have got to know each other through the new technologies and who would like to meet face to face."@en1

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