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Authors: Anthony G. Wilhelm
ISBN-13: 9780262232388, ISBN-10: 0262232383
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: MIT Press
Date Published: November 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Anthony G. Wilhelm

Anthony G. Wilhelm is Director of the Technology Opportunities Program of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Book Synopsis

The long-term social benefits of building an inclusive information society: a national action plan.

Table of Contents

1Digital nation at a crossroads1
2"Everybody should know the basics, like how to use a computer"17
3A Faustian bargain for the digital age37
4The new frontier of civil rights59
5A digital nation in black and white75
6Flattening the virtual landscape in education95
7Wire-less youth : rejuvenating the Net113

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