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Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 12:45:26 -0500
From: Marc Rotenberg
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The Public Voice and the Digital Opportunity
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When the leaders of the "G-8" countries gathered last summer in Okinawa they sought to address one of the great challenges of the Information Society -- how to ensure that the benefits of new technology are widely shared around the world. They set out a charter on the Global Information Society and said that:
The potential benefits of IT in spurring competition, promoting enhanced productivity, and creating and sustaining economic growth and jobs hold significant promise. Our task is not only to stimulate and facilitate the transition to an information society, but also to reap its full economic, social and cultural benefits.
They also established a Digital Opportunity Task Force (DOT Force) to solicit opinions from a wide range of organizations about what should be done to address the challenge and opportunity.
Now a new project has been launched to promote public participation in the DOT Force consultation. The Public Voice is urging Internet users, particularly from Emerging Market Economies, to express their views on what should be done to close the Digital Divide. We are looking for ideas that are original, creative, captivating, and energizing.
We want to hear from students, from educators, and from artists. We are interested in the opinions of craftsmen and writers, workers and poets. We want to hear from children and from parents. From municipal leaders and from people who have never used a computer. What would you say to the G-8 leaders about Digital Opportunities?
We will bring together your suggestions and present them to the DOT Force. Please respond by February 15. And encourage others to respond.
Submit Your Comments on Closing the Digital Divide:
http://www.thepublicvoice.org/dotforce/comment.html
The Public Voice Dot Force Project:
http://www.thepublicvoice.org/dotforce/
Okinawa Charter on the Global Information Society:
http://www.g8kyushu-okinawa.go.jp/e/documents/it1.html
The DOT Force web site:
http://www.dotforce.org
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