She looks forward to the day away from her home and the college hopes that they will eventually be able to persuade Naomi to follow one of their other courses. One of the leading university hospitals in the country has developed a new method with clean and simple surgery to operate on the knees. If it is introduced all over the country a lot of people will be cured and the hospital's workload in this area will diminish substantially. To introduce this method rapidly, digital television is used. Every department is equipped with a HDTV receiver and live operations are broadcast to doctors and across the country.
Specialists comment during the live operations.
The screen is sometimes divided into parts so it is possible to see details at the same time as the whole. Those viewing can ask questions using the return channel of the TV receiver. A moderator co-ordinates the questioners who can indicate that they wish to ask a question using their remote controls. A national government wants to explain the European monetary union to its citizens. The challenge is to reach those who are ignorant and not interested.