On Tuesday 01 February 2011 22:15:09 Guido Arnold wrote:
Any comment or question is welcome! There is also an editable etherpad version where you can integrate your suggestions right away and anonymous [5].
My edit, taking into accounts Guido's recommendations (tracked on etherpad, with comments):
With the increasing usage of Information technology, software competency has become a key skill in modern society. In the overwhelming majority of sectors and industries [see #2], students of all ages require strong IT skills to become employable, productive, and competitive.
Free Software applications provide the best tools for educators as they foster transferrable skills and concepts based upon international standards, rather than familiarity with individual products from particular vendors. Free Software in education upholds scientific principles of participation, collaboration and peer review, and in doing so develops additional learning skills by sharing knowledge and achievements amogst students.
The goal of FSFE's Education Team is to bring the benefits of Free Software to all education related activities and institutions. In accordance with FSFE's Self Conception [0], we shall bring the use of Free Software in education to political agendas across European borders, and inform administrations, teachers, students and their carers about the benefits Free Software provides.
We shall foster communication and cooperation among these groups, and establish and extend dialogue between them and Free Software developers and advocates. We shall establish a legal framework that shall prohibit discriminate against Free Software and it's users, and make available FSFE's extensive expertise to all parties involved.
[0] http://fsfe.org/about/principles.en.html