Nothing about the digital divide, increasing the government's presence on the Internet, or anything of real substance. Slashdot wrote a powerful piece about politicians incorrectly placing blame on the Internet for youth violence, and attacks both candidates for not discussing digital issues that the rest of the government is grappling with. In an effort to bring a controversial subject to a vote, some Republican members of the House have made an ammendment to an appropriations bill that would mandate Internet filtering for minors at all publicly funded schools and libraries. CNET covers the story, writing that House bill H.R. 4577 would take funding that would fund Internet access for these schools and libraries away until they implement a filtering program. With its sheer size in cultural value, health impacts, market potentials, defense concerns and importance to so many regions, African divides and deficiencies that prevent it from fully benefitting from world interaction are evident.
Technology is one such divide.
In a research piece entitled Russia's New Security Policy and the Ballistic Missile Defense Debate sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, Celeste A. Wallander outlines the strategic thinking of Russian strategists within the Kremlin on the United States' continued effort to launch a technology-limited Missile Defense System. Or, more basically, how to get technology to poor people and regions. Here are the three major recommendations the Forum makes.