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Americans Should Get Smarter
about Technology, Study Finds
Washington -- Americans live in a world where everyday life is increasingly dependent on technology, but even as consumers revel in their latest electronic gadgets, they are technologically illiterate, according to a new report from the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the National Research Council (NRC).
"Americans use technology with a minimal comprehension of how or why it works or the implications of its use of even where it comes from. We drive high-tech cars but know little more than how to operate the steering wheel, gas pedal and brake pedal. We fill shopping carts with highly processed foods but are largely ignorant of their content, or how they are developed, grown, packaged or delivered," according to "Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More about Technology."
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Policy Texts
February 27
Reps. Tauzin and Dingell on Broadband Spurs For New Economy
January 23
Americans Should Get Smarter about Technology
January 16
Excerpt: WFP Launches Phone Network in Afghanistan
January 8, 2002
Excerpt: IOM Distributes Radios for Afghan Humanitarian Broadcasts
December 3
Text: RFE/RL Expands Central Asian Broadcasts
September 5
Grossman Says Technology Is Changing How Diplomacy Is Conducted
Sen. Allen Advocates Liberalized Export Regime for High-Tech Products
August 27
Article: Satellite Television Floods the Middle East with Information
August 22
Text: U.S. Energy Department, IBM Will Work on Superfast Computers
August 7
Excerpts: Malicious Software Still Threatens, but Crisis Averted
July 18
FCC Chairman Powell on Need for Digital Development
July 10
Text: UNDP Reports on Benefits of Information Technology
May 17
Text: Information Technology Aids African Development
Text: Africa Benefiting from Increased Information Technology
March 23
Article: World Wide Web Began Underwater 150 Years Ago
Martch 9
Article: Internet Telephony Meeting Draws Delegates from 70 Nations
March 7
Article: Internet Voting Won't Solve U.S. Election Problems
Text: FCC Commissioner Ness Speaks on Regulation and Technology Growth
February 5
Text: U.S. Lab Study Says Computer Electricity Use Overestimated
January 31
Text: Nat'l Academy of Engineers Awards Granted to Internet Inventors
January 11, 2001
Article: Internet Crosses a Threshold in 2000 U.S. Elections
October 4
Text: National Research Council Analysis of Internet Infrastructure
September 28
Text: U.S. Commerce Department on Advanced Technology Awards
September 11
Excerpts: U.S. Study on Expanding Communications Technology in Schools
August 7
Article: G-8 Nations Highlight Need for Universal Internet Access
August 3
Text: FCC Report on Deployment of Telecom Services in U.S.
August 1
Article: IT Offers Potential Wealth to Developing Countries
July 24
Text: Okinawa Charter on Global Information Society
Text: Clinton Joins G-8 in Creation of Digital Opportunity Task Force
July 26
Text: U.S., Mexico Sign Agreement for Satellite Digital Audio Service
June 30
Transcript: Clinton on Signing Electronic Signatures
June 16
Text: Clinton Statement on Electronic Signature Legislation
June 12
Text: FCC on Expanding Undersea Communications Cables
May 19
U.S. Govt. was disrupted by Computer Virus, GAO Says
USG Describe Computer Virus Damage Control
May 12
Computer Virus Underscores Need for More Information Technology Research
May 10
Excerpts: FBI Announcement of Internet Fraud Complaint Center
Transcript: NRC Presents Report on Information Technology
May 4
Text: Rural Areas Lag Behind Cities in Gaining Broadband Access
April 18
Text: Clinton Seeks Support for Bridging the Digital Divide
February 09
Text: FCC Chairman Comments on Telecommunications Progress
February 02
Fact Sheet: White House Initiatives to Close Digital Divide
December 23, 1999
Text: U.S. Census Bureau on Technological Advances
December 17
Text: Gore Announces Efforts to Expand and Improve On-Line Services
December 13
U.S. Government Helping to Promote Global Internet Revolution
December 09
Memorandum For The Heads Of Executive Departments And Agencies
Text: Commerce's Daley on Bridging the Digital Divide
Transcript: Clinton Statement on Bridging the Digital Divide
December 07
On-Line Database of International Measurements Unveiled
November 24
Reallocation of GPS Spectrum Could Compromise Global Systems
November 18
Text: FCC Release on Advanced Telecommunications Services
November 16
Text: FCC's Tristani on Broadband Access
November 05
Text: Y2K Council Chairman Koskinen on Year-end Preparations
October 25
U.S. Officials Confident Nuclear Plants Ready for Y2K
Text: Food & Drug Administration on Cell Phone Safety
October 05
Y2K Remediation Brings Long-Term Dividends
October 01
FCC on Telecommunications Accessibility for the Disabled
September 27
FCC Chairman on Global Internet Expansion
September 23
FCC Chairman on Internet Future
Reports
E-Rate and the Digital Divide: A Preliminary Analysis From the Integrated Studies of Educational Technology:
U.S. Department of Education, September 11, 2000
A Telegeography Internet Reader
TeleGeography, Inc., 2000
Links
Information Technology Industry Council
NetAction
The Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers
The Annenberg Washington Program
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Center for Democracy and Technology
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The FCC's subpage on Broadband Access
The FCC's subpage on efforts to improve services in rural areas
Center for Media Education
Updated September 30, 2000.
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