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Universal access to E-mail : feasibility and societal implications

Author: Robert H Anderson; Center for Information Revolution Analysis (Rand Corporation); et al
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1995.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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E-mail has swept the communications and information world, providing near-instantaneous global information and data exchange. However, this revolution primarily benefits an information elite: those with access to and knowledge about computers and e-mail. The diverging trends in access based on income and education are placing significant groups of current and next-generation U.S. citizens at a serious disadvantage in  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Robert H Anderson; Center for Information Revolution Analysis (Rand Corporation); et al
ISBN: 0833023314 9780833023315
OCLC Number: 34076307
Notes: At head of title: Center for Information Revolution Analysis.
Description: xxviii, 267 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Computers and connectivity: current trends / Tora K. Bikson, Constantijn W.A. Panis --
Technical considerations / Robert H. Anderson, Joel Pliskin --
Economic issues / Bridger M. Mitchell, Padmanabhan Srinagesh --
Civic networks: social benefits of on-line communities / Sally Ann Law, Brent Keltner --
International implications for global democratization / Christopher Kedzie.
Responsibility: Robert H. Anderson ... [et al.].
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E-mail has swept the communications and information world, providing near-instantaneous global information and data exchange. However, this revolution primarily benefits an information elite: those with access to and knowledge about computers and e-mail. The diverging trends in access based on income and education are placing significant groups of current and next-generation U.S. citizens at a serious disadvantage in relevant job-related skills and in access to social programs and information. Information haves may leave the have-nots further behind, unless concerted efforts are made to provide all citizens with access to the technology. This report gives serious consideration to closing the access gap. The study details the benefits--on the personal as well as national and global level--of e-mail access. It recommends support of a U.S. policy of universal access and addresses the technical and economic aspects of putting such a policy into operation.

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