Digital nation : toward an inclusive information society
By, Wilhelm, Anthony G
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Class No.: MIT Press
Accession No.: 303.4833 WIL
Year: 011348
Pages: 175 p.

Of the week: 07th to 13th Dec., 2009

As our social institutions migrate into cyberspace, the digitally disenfranchised face increasing hardships. What happens when—in search of quick and cheap fixes—a government office shuts down and is replaced by a public Web site? What happens when a company accepts only online job applications? Inevitably, those most in need of the services and opportunities offered are further marginalized. In Digital Nation, Tony Wilhelm shows us how to build a more inclusive information society, offering a plan that reaps the benefits offered by the new technology while avoiding the pitfalls of social exclusion.