Leveraging Sunken Investments in Communications Infrastructure: A Policy Perspective From the United States
| Autor: | Anthony G. Wilhelm |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Cultural Studies
Finance business.product_category business.industry Information literacy Life chances Information policy Management Information Systems Universal service Political Science and International Relations Internet access National Policy Information infrastructure Telecommunications business Digital divide Information Systems |
| Zdroj: | The Information Society. 19:279-286 |
| ISSN: | 1087-6537 0197-2243 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01972240309482 |
| Popis: | Bridging the digital divide between information and technology haves and have-nots has waned from the top of the national policy agenda in the United States during a time in which the sunken investments of the 1990s need to be leveraged. A national information network now exists yet this infrastructure--largely hardware--needs to be continually modernized and parlayed with commitments to building human capacity, developing relevant content, and scaling socially beneficial technology applications, such as telemedicine, in order to optimize these initial multi-billion-dollar outlays. This article makes the case that sidestepping public-private initiatives aimed at accelerating digital opportunity is imprudent, given the mounting empirical evidence highlighting the payoffs of information and communications technologies, when properly integrated and applied, especially in enhancing the life chances of underserved Americans. Policy next steps should advance the goals of expanding universal service initiatives,... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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