Please explain why your idea/project, is suited/perfect to using... 'media' ...to bring about A BETTER "WORLD"...the entire planet...? (More of a 'Personal' Natured Question) Thanks! a.
And yes, it may be obvious to some yet we'd like you to explore this in any way possible with added input from your fellow entrants: since the WORLD WILL be affected & influenced (& inspired?) by WordCarta, what makes it different than Wikipedia or other dictionaries which people can contribute to (edit), etc?
Wordcarta aims to be an Open Word Dictionary and not an Encyclopedia such as Wikipedia.
A while ago I saw a small documentary about the education in UK, they want to keep the fees high in order to maintain a so called "standard" but this it is not the way it should be, continuing so it will make education accessible to rich people only and education should be free to everyone.
I am a highly believer that education is the only thing we can use to eradicate world hunger and poverty, at this moment this project is more at the "idea" status than a "solution". I am completely aware this project can not be the only solution out there but definitively can be a very important resource for everyone.
To answer your question about "a better world" and what this means for me is that we live in communities and if we look at us better, we're only one community there living on a place we call "earth".
If I had to say why Wordcarta is suited to using "media" for a better world, well, media can not be there without tools and resources, it simply can't happen to have media without tools and resources. It can be a channel for education, access on free education. With a tool like this many things are possible in future, I am sure one day we will be able to communicate with "tools" as we communicate with a person. Try to imagine having a dictionary on your phone that will be able to translate in real time the question you were asked in a local shop in Italy or in United Arab Emirates. To make things possible first we need to create some resources to use when need it, most importantly we need to have these resources free for everyone, everywhere and at any moment.
GREAT CALL Robert~! REAL TIME TRANSLATION! Translation Reform leads to Education Reform! You've hit the nail on the head & driven it in in one shot.
~Picture the first UT (Universal Translator) like the one in STAR TREK~
Not so hard to believe that even in the idea stage, you have clearly seen through to the importance of LANGUAGE as/is a 'BEGINNING' to THE END of POVERTY/HUNGER.
~OWD UT: You're on your way to helping BILLIONS; why not get equally compensated~
A similar but augmented version of this idea passed through my mind not more than five days ago...i am SO HAPPY to see & hear your perspective/answer today!
How much crossover is there with your project and Wikipedia? I know Wikipedia doesn't do every word, but it addresses a lot of subjects in various dialects. Perhaps that is something to address either in your entry or when you make it to Miami. Best of luck!
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, Wordcarta is a dictionary.
I am focusing my energy and resources to make from this project a resource well known world wide. But I don't want to be about "me", I want this project to be a part of everyone. I hope I will be able to form an NGO for this project in order to transfer everything about Wordcarta one day.
I had a chat with someone from Wikipedia and they happily responded their willing to help with some English dump category but my issue at the moment is the CMS I need to build in order to manage the content for all the languages...
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Please explain why your idea/project, is suited/perfect to using... 'media' ...to bring about A BETTER "WORLD"...the entire planet...? (More of a 'Personal' Natured Question) Thanks! a.
And yes, it may be obvious to some yet we'd like you to explore this in any way possible with added input from your fellow entrants: since the WORLD WILL be affected & influenced (& inspired?) by WordCarta, what makes it different than Wikipedia or other dictionaries which people can contribute to (edit), etc?
Wordcarta aims to be an Open Word Dictionary and not an Encyclopedia such as Wikipedia.
A while ago I saw a small documentary about the education in UK, they want to keep the fees high in order to maintain a so called "standard" but this it is not the way it should be, continuing so it will make education accessible to rich people only and education should be free to everyone.
I am a highly believer that education is the only thing we can use to eradicate world hunger and poverty, at this moment this project is more at the "idea" status than a "solution". I am completely aware this project can not be the only solution out there but definitively can be a very important resource for everyone.
To answer your question about "a better world" and what this means for me is that we live in communities and if we look at us better, we're only one community there living on a place we call "earth".
If I had to say why Wordcarta is suited to using "media" for a better world, well, media can not be there without tools and resources, it simply can't happen to have media without tools and resources. It can be a channel for education, access on free education. With a tool like this many things are possible in future, I am sure one day we will be able to communicate with "tools" as we communicate with a person. Try to imagine having a dictionary on your phone that will be able to translate in real time the question you were asked in a local shop in Italy or in United Arab Emirates. To make things possible first we need to create some resources to use when need it, most importantly we need to have these resources free for everyone, everywhere and at any moment.
Thank you and happy holidays!
RZ
GREAT CALL Robert~! REAL TIME TRANSLATION! Translation Reform leads to Education Reform! You've hit the nail on the head & driven it in in one shot.
~Picture the first UT (Universal Translator) like the one in STAR TREK~
Not so hard to believe that even in the idea stage, you have clearly seen through to the importance of LANGUAGE as/is a 'BEGINNING' to THE END of POVERTY/HUNGER.
~OWD UT: You're on your way to helping BILLIONS; why not get equally compensated~
A similar but augmented version of this idea passed through my mind not more than five days ago...i am SO HAPPY to see & hear your perspective/answer today!
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How much crossover is there with your project and Wikipedia? I know Wikipedia doesn't do every word, but it addresses a lot of subjects in various dialects. Perhaps that is something to address either in your entry or when you make it to Miami. Best of luck!
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, Wordcarta is a dictionary.
I am focusing my energy and resources to make from this project a resource well known world wide. But I don't want to be about "me", I want this project to be a part of everyone. I hope I will be able to form an NGO for this project in order to transfer everything about Wordcarta one day.
I had a chat with someone from Wikipedia and they happily responded their willing to help with some English dump category but my issue at the moment is the CMS I need to build in order to manage the content for all the languages...