Education and the Media
Social Issues
Our educational system is struggling to maintain its relevance in a fast-changing world. Learning never stops and people need to continuously enhance their knowledge. Global communications has taken on a quasi-educational role, yet mass entertainment should not be confused with the spread of knowledge. A global consumerist monoculture can only be countered by safeguarding the individual right to choose life-styles within sustainable limits. We need to find new ways of safeguarding the values of a free media whilst enforcing their responsibilities.
How can our educational systems be adapted and enabled to provide appropriate tuition for all at all ages? How can 'commerce-free education' be safeguarded? What is the role of the state in supporting and promoting education and culture? In an ever-faster age, how can we protect the slow? What best practices exist to overcome the digital divide? How can computer literacy be spread without further supporting the global monopoly of a few corporations?
