Extending the Information Revolution

1/3/02


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Extending the Information Revolution

Last year’s question: What Is the Digital Divide?

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Last year’s conclusion

This year’s question: What is beyond DD?

Welcome to the new Information Age

The events of September 11 underscore three basic concepts of the Information Age

Ideas, information and networks (I2N) Not Information Technology (IT) (IT is just the tool)

Ideas and Ideology

Information (knowledge, skills)

Information and Place

“Indigenous” Knowledge

Information Commons

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Networks

Industrial Age Information Age

Peer-to-peer democracy

So, what do we do?

Focus on issues beyond access to IT

Focus on improving the deliberative process

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Points of Consideration

Points of Consideration (con’t)

For Further Information

Author: Kenan Jarboe