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Article #20"Electronic Democracy" (Whole Earth Review, summer '91)
From: John Ciccarelli
Date: Fri, 24 May 1991 22:18
Date: Fri, 24 May 1991 22:18
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Regarding "who is on the net":
One of the two "cover topics" of the current (Summer '91) Whole Earth
Review magazine (a quarterly, formerly called CoEvolution Quarterly)
is "Electronic Democracy". There are several excellent articles which
opened my eyes as to just *how many* diverse people and needs are
already represented on various "nets" -- Usenet, Fidonet, Internet,
as well as many local, state, national, and "Non-Governmental
Organization" (NGO) grassroots-action groups that are establishing
their own. Also discussed are the communications-provider companies
that are helping these groups "get networked" quicker and easier.
One article describes the state of Montana's "Big Sky Telegraph"
net, used for dial-up remote education by rural dwellers (Montana
is bigger than many *countries*...).
I highly recommend the issue to anyone interested in how this
technology is changing the lives and opportunities available to
people in the USA and around the globe.
/John
--
John Ciccarelli (jciccare@adobe.com, {sun|decwrl}!adobe!jciccare, 415-962-6677)
Adobe Systems, 1585 Charleston Road, Mountain View, California USA 94039-7900
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!dsinc!widener!ukma!rex!wuarchive!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!adobe!jciccare From: jciccare@adobe.COM (John Ciccarelli) Newsgroups: comp.society.development Subject: "Electronic Democracy" (Whole Earth Review, summer '91) Summary: What's going on on the net? More than you imagine... Keywords: whole earth review big sky telegraph NGO Message-ID: <15604@adobe.UUCP> Date: 24 May 91 22:18:29 GMT References: <1991May23.115550.966@darwin.ntu.edu.au> <1991May23.211452.17937@netcom.COM> <BZS.91May24005807@world.std.com> <1991May24.142757.7892@cbfsb.att.com> Reply-To: jciccare@adobe.com (John Ciccarelli) Organization: Adobe Systems, Mountain View, CA Lines: 26