Pamela McLean wrote:
Andy Carvin wrote:
What Does it Mean to be a Technology Activist?
Taran Rampersad has just authored an insightful essay...Some
highlights...technology activism ... means "trying to bring about
change with technology."
I think that hits the nail on the head. Being a technology activist
and working to bridge the digital divide isn't about putting an
Internet PC so we can grow the market for e-commerce, online gaming
or entertainment.... Instead, being a technology activist is
something more basic: fostering equitable access to tools that will
improve people's quality of life - quality as they define it, on
their own terms....
Many thanks to you Taran for the term "technology activist"
Actually, a lot of people don't realize it... but I believe that it's
actually Andy who coined the term, at least in describing me.
- I anticipate that those words will save me - and many other
technology activists - lots of long complicated descriptions. Now we
can simply say what we *are* - instead of having to describe what we
are trying to do. Brilliant.
Andy deserves a bow on that one.
--
Taran Rampersad
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