[seul-edu] seeking info on CSTB - they influence gov't technology decisions

[Karl <jackal@raptor.slc.edu>]

Does anyone on the EDU or SCI list know first-hand information about the
CSTB?	

I'm thinking about how the CSTB relates to national policy making (or
national influence) for technology in education. If you can quickly surf
through the URLs above, I'd appreciate any on-list, or off-list thoughts,
and ideas.

http://www4.nationalacademies.org/cpsma/cstb.nsf 
"...The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) was
established in 1986 to provide independent advice to the federal
government on technical and public policy issues relating to computing and
communications..."

Who dictates:
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/cpsma/cstb.nsf/web/people?OpenDocument

Where they get their money (notice micro$oft on the list):
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/cpsma/cstb.nsf/web/sponsors?OpenDocument

What they do:
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/cpsma/cstb.nsf/web/responsibilities?OpenDocument
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/cpsma/cstb.nsf/web/impact?OpenDocument

Projects they're doing:
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/cpsma/cstb.nsf/web/projects_under_development?OpenDocument

They need multi-disciplined analysts:
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/cpsma/cstb.nsf/web/careers?OpenDocument



-karl