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Informing Science + IT Education Conference 2003 Proceedings
| Informing Science + IT Education Conference |
| Pori, Finland June 24-27, 2003 |
| Panel on: Engaging Communities: The Role of ICTs |
| Rod Carveth, Susan Kretchmer, and others |
| University of Colorado at Boulder, |
| It is estimated that by the end of 2005, over two billion human beings will be connected to each other through |
| networked systems of mobile communications devices. By that time, the amount of communication that takes |
| place between and among machines will exceed the amount of communication that takes place between and among |
| human beings. It is important, therefore, that we focus our efforts on matching communications technology with |
| societal needs. This panel examines the various ways that ICTs can engage, instruct and empower communities in |
| the 21st century. The topics on this panel include: developing more user-c344-friendly access to information on the |
| Internet; teaching democracy to the emerging class of cyber-citizens; promoting accessibility and digital literacy |
| to ICT users with disabilities; and how NGOs can help foster civic engagement in Eastern Europe through ICTs. |
ISSN
1535-07-03
Unless otherwise indicated, this paper has undergone blind external review by three or more reviewers.
Types of Papers: A Best Paper, Regular Paper, Short Paper, Informal Paper,
Unrefereed Panel Paper
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