DocumentCode
1399740
Title
Is digital inclusion a good thing? How can we make sure it is?
Author
Stallman, Richard
Author_Institution
Free Software Foundation
Volume
48
Issue
2
fYear
2010
fDate
2/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
112
Lastpage
118
Abstract
Activities directed at "including" more people in the use of digital technology are predicated on the assumption that such inclusion is invariably a good thing. It appears so, when judged solely by immediate practical convenience. However, if we also judge in terms of human rights, whether digital inclusion is good or bad depends on what kind of digital world we are to be included in. If we wish to work toward digital inclusion as a goal, it behooves us to make sure it is the good kind.
Keywords
digital communication; social aspects of automation; digital inclusion; digital technology; human rights; Australia; Collaboration; Government; Information services; Internet; Licenses; Permission; Surveillance; Uniform resource locators; Web sites;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0163-6804
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCOM.2010.5402673
Filename
5402673
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