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Beyond the Ban: Revisiting In-School Internet Access
Guest blogger Tom Whitby revisits why schools originally banned Internet use, explains how antiquated such bans have become, and advocates for a curriculum of Internet training and a school culture of...
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How public managers can help the fifth of people without internet access |...
Seven-step guide for community leaders on how to bridge the digital divideDespite all the investment in infrastructure and innovations in technology, approximately one fifth of UK households still do...
View ArticleThe OLPC project is alive and well in The Queen City.
Making Digital Literacy a Reality for Everyone Queens’ Knight School of Communication takes another step toward making Charlotte a model city for digital literacy WHO: The James L. Knight School of...
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Michelle Obama says internet access should be 'universal right'
First lady risks upsetting Chinese hosts with plea for unrestricted internet, but may have been aiming at Turkish PMMichelle Obama has declared that access to the internet should be a universal right,...
View ArticleFacebook reveals plans for solar-powered drones to boost internet access
Team of experts assembled in Connectivity Lab to work on ways to 'beam internet to people from the sky', says Mark ZuckerbergFacebook is working on solar-powered drones to deliver and improve internet...
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The Internet should be treated as a utility: Susan Crawford - Boing Boing
boingboing.netSusan Crawford (previously) is America's best commentator on network policy and network neutrality. In this interview with Ezra Klein, she makes the case for treating Internet access as a...
View ArticleMozambique Wants to Criminalize ‘Insulting’ Texts, Emails and Internet Posts
The proposed law, soon to be submitted to parliament, would criminalize text messages, emails and other types of online posts that "jeopardize the security of the state".
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European Parliament passes strong net neutrality law, along with major...
gigaom.com- David MeyerEuropean fans of the open internet can breathe a sigh of relief: the European parliament has passed a major package of telecoms law reform, complete with amendments that properly...
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