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About Milton Ramirez

54 posts · joined 2006-07-20

Milton is an educator, a part-time blogger and advocates for the technology in Education. He is a Ed. D., translates for GVO and has been working as a Math Teacher back in Ecuador. He lives in NY and his thoughts can be found in Education & Tech. TonNet is his online pseudonym. At least, one of his blogs, is written in Spanish.

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January 14th, 2010

Ecuador: Radio Voice of Arutam Taken Off the Air

Radio Voice of Arutam, which broadcasts to the indigenous community of the Shuar, was taken off the air because the Ecuadorian government said that it had incited violence during protests in 2009.

January 7th, 2010

Ecuador: The Year in Blogs 2009

The new year is here, and blogger Carlos Correa takes a detailed look back in the year of Ecuadorian blogs and related technology events and occurrences throughout the country in 2009.

December 18th, 2009

Ecuador: Debates Over New Communication Law

In Ecuador, there is an ongoing debate about a proposed Communication Law, which would require practicing journalists to hold degrees, require journalists to reveal sources, and other changes. Opponents are calling this a new 'Gag Law.'

November 24th, 2009

Ecuador: Technical University in Loja Hosts Campus Congress

The Technical University of Loja, Ecuador will be the host of several days of educational and technological events. One of the organizers is Carlos Correa Loyola, who spoke to Global Voices about the planned activities.

September 11th, 2009

Ecuador: New Taxes Will Attempt to Help Economy

The Ecuadorian government recently announced plans to implement several changes in the tax code, as a way to boost employment and help the economy. However, several economic bloggers are concerned about these changes.

September 1st, 2009

Ecuador: The Latest BarCamp Held in Santa Elena Province

Ecuador's third BarCamp in 2009 took place on August 29, away from the larger cities, and was held in the province of Santa Elena with the special emphasis on technology for education and business.