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CIAO DATE: 03/02
Volume 1, Number 12, September 1996
Focus
Basic Principles for Building an Information Society, Vice President Al Gore
America's vice president outlines the basic guidelines to build a global information society.
New Technology Benefits All Nations, Edmund Scherr
In an interview, Larry Irving, assistant secretary of commerce for communications and information, says that developing nations can and must be a part of the information age.
The Internet: Creating a Democratic Global Village, Jerry Stilkind
In an interview, Stephen Goldstein of the National Science Foundation, says that the Internet is a wonderful tool for the free and open exchange of information and opinion throughout the world.
Commentary
The Electronic Revolution And Developing Countries, Jerry Stilkind
In an interview, Peter Knight, chief of the Electronic Media Center at the World Bank, says that developing countries can begin to take part in the information revolution.
The Internet Is Changing Higher Education, Neil Rudenstine
The president of Harvard University notes that all the information in the world will be of no avail unless it is used intelligently and wisely.
Data Deluge: The Changing Role of the Media, Ralph Begleiter
The CNN world affairs correspondent writes that journalists should be guides to what people want to know about and what they should know about their community, country, and world.
Media Developments And Public Policy, Johanna Neuman
The foreign editor of USA Today notes that the high speed dissemination of information has just begun. And with it will be new challenges for government, for armies, and for journalists.
Implications Of The Revolution In Communications
Excerpts of a panel discussion on the impact on information advancements on democracy.
America's Information Edge: The Nature Of Power, Joseph Nye, Jr. and William Owens
Knowledge, more than ever before, is power. How a country uses its information resources will influence its place in world affairs, the authors say in this abridgment of their Foreign Affairs article.
Departments
A Bibliography On Creating An Information Society, Martin Manning
Books, documents and articles dealing with an information society and the building of a Global Information Infrastructure.
Article Alert: Building an Information Society
Abstracts of recent articles on a global information society
Key Internet Sites
World Wide Web sites for basic documents and sources of information on creating an information society, plus Internet addresses for sites to U.S. legislation and government agencies.