Hi Tom,
Seeing your name I thought the following: Massachusetts has recently become aware that it has the least transparent government of any state in the union with agencies charging hundreds of dollars to fulfill FOIA requests for the basic knowledge about policies and practices. Shall I nominate you as the guy to write our Sunshine Rules? Do you have any proposed sunshine rules I could send in? N Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University <http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Johnson Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 12:57 PM To: Friam@redfish. com Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Tom Johnson's opinion piece in Santa Fe NewMexican Thanks, Marcus. I wanted to include that link, but for various good reasons, it didn't get in. Tom =================================== Tom Johnson - Inst. for Analytic Journalism Santa Fe, NM SPJ Region 9 Director [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 505-473-9646 =================================== On Jun 13, 2015 8:42 AM, "Marcus Daniels" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/magazine/what-silicon-valley-can-learn-from-seoul.html “Much of this was made possible by two decades of enormous public investment. “ From: Friam [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] On Behalf Of Stephen Guerin Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 9:12 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ; Wedtech@Redfish. Com Subject: [FRIAM] Tom Johnson's opinion piece in Santa Fe NewMexican http://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/are-politicians-foreclosing-on-high-tech-future/article_6813cb82-5952-5926-82c9-725ef0a0aecc.html Are politicians foreclosing on high-tech future Tom Johnson | <http://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/are-politicians-foreclosing-on-high-tech-future/article_6813cb82-5952-5926-82c9-725ef0a0aecc.html#user-comment-area> 0 comments It is sad, frustrating and discouraging to read something written by politicians that demonstrates they apparently have not done appropriate research before making public declarations. This is especially so when such an elected official is in a position of specific legislative influence. That happened last week when Rep. James Smith of District 22, chairman of the interim Science, Technology and Telecom Committee in the New Mexico House, wrote about telecommunications policy (“Could the FCC foreclose on high-tech future,” My View, June 6). Addressing the Federal Communications Commission’s regulation of the Internet, Smith wrote, “light regulation … gave Internet providers freedom to innovate with new services and new infrastructure … .” Further, “this move … has fueled the dramatic expansion of Internet technology in America. “This symbiotic relationship between minimal regulation and maximum investment and innovation continues,” he said. First, remember that the initial Internet concepts and technologies were developed with taxpayer research dollars, not private enterprise investment. Second, the “new services” are coming not from the digital providers, but from clever individuals and talented startup teams that could possibly do even more if they had access to true broadband at affordable prices. Third, research year after year indicates that U.S. citizens are paying higher prices for slower connectivity. As the Open Technology Institute reports: “Data that we have collected in the past three years demonstrates that the majority of U.S. cities surveyed lag behind their international peers, paying more money for slower Internet access.” (See <http://bit.ly/1FJL1vB> http://bit.ly/1FJL1vB and <http://bit.ly/1MAlYRa> http://bit.ly/1MAlYRa) Companies providing Internet connectivity — and we really only have three in Santa Fe, and none providing true high-speed, fiber-optic connections — all seek to minimize their costs and maximize their revenue. That’s inherent in capitalism. For customers, that means minimal connectivity, slow speeds and high monthly bills. Appropriate “regulation” of the Internet would seek collaborative government/private enterprise endeavors with the goal of maximizing customer benefits (i.e. fiber to the home with maximum digital up and down speeds) at minimal cost. Such would be the feedstock for economic, social, educational, health and governmental progress in the digital era. The high-speed, digital train is rapidly leaving stations around the world. New Mexico needs political conductors and engineers capable of running that train with informed knowledge, insight and vision. Tom Johnson is co-founder of the Institute for Analytic Journalism in Santa Fe. ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
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