Comments on: Becta reported to EU on Learning Platform framework http://advisorymatters.naaceblogs.org/2007/01/09/becta-reported-to-eu-on-learning-platform-framework/ In 1992, I was involved in an exciting ICT and learning conference with this title. I'm assuming that Steve Heppell, who was one of the main organisers for the conference, came up with this phrase to express the theme of the conference. Although a great deal has happened in education since, we've still got a long way to go to make this question irrelevant. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:13:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Crispin Weston http://advisorymatters.naaceblogs.org/2007/01/09/becta-reported-to-eu-on-learning-platform-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Crispin Weston Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:01:33 +0000 http://advisorymatters.naaceblogs.org/2007/01/09/becta-reported-to-eu-on-learning-platform-framework/#comment-293 Hello John, We did not apply for the framework because we did not meet the financial criteria which prevented small companies entering the competition. Our argument, also being made by the open-source community and backed by 100 MPs in the House of Commons, is that if you want innovation, you should be encouraging small companies deploying niche products. The standards for interoperability, (the mandatory requirements not enforced by Becta) are essential to smaller companies deploying niche products which need nevertheless to interoperate with software running in different parts of the school. Crispin Hello John,

We did not apply for the framework because we did not meet the financial criteria which prevented small companies entering the competition. Our argument, also being made by the open-source community and backed by 100 MPs in the House of Commons, is that if you want innovation, you should be encouraging small companies deploying niche products. The standards for interoperability, (the mandatory requirements not enforced by Becta) are essential to smaller companies deploying niche products which need nevertheless to interoperate with software running in different parts of the school.

Crispin

]]> By: john sutton http://advisorymatters.naaceblogs.org/2007/01/09/becta-reported-to-eu-on-learning-platform-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-289 john sutton Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:29:04 +0000 http://advisorymatters.naaceblogs.org/2007/01/09/becta-reported-to-eu-on-learning-platform-framework/#comment-289 Do I take it that Alpha Learning did not apply as they felt that they did not meet some of the mandatory criteria? Do I take it that Alpha Learning did not apply as they felt that they did not meet some of the mandatory criteria?

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