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"en.20051114.14.1-090"2
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substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
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"Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it hardly pays for us to doubt these benefits, but do not let us forget the problems. Something I wish to address is the tangle of problems relating to public institutions. What will happen in our schools and hospitals? What will happen in old people’s homes? In some places thousands of televisions or digiboxes may have to be replaced. Moreover, the social sector is one where resources are never enough.
My country will have moved into the digital age by 2007. That is a considerable advantage. In some countries these large public institutions are finding it hard to face up to this situation. It is unthinkable that the sick or elderly would have to give up their televisions as a source of entertainment, even though they might not always need new digital services.
Schools, too, are in difficulties. If schools are not so progressive as to have broadband, via which they can receive digital services, then they are going to have problems. In other words, by that time all schools would have to be digitalised.
Technological development is normally seen as an economic benefit and not a social or cultural one, something I have a problem with. Our society has changed. If we look at schoolchildren, their world of play is quite different from what we ever did. If, on the other hand, we consider young people, they are certainly interactive, but with the world, and not necessarily with their neighbours. Consequently, our knowledge-based economy may become an economy of incomprehension, because of us, not because of young people or children."@en1
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