Diminish the Digital Divide
thinking about technology as a living, thinking, cognitive companion. This is brought more into context with the special that Carol posted in the forum on June 19th.In the program, “Digital_Nation Life on the Virtual Frontier: Distracted by Everything,” professors at MIT discuss the “problem” of multi-tasking that is made possible with digital technology and search engines, but on [this] tumblr I’m talking about digital media in evolutionary terms. Technology may be in a state of evolution, but it will continue to become more sophisticated, more capable of mimicking human behavior. Is technology a competing predator fighting to stay alive? It is important we ask ourselves such questions to figure out what technology is beneficial and what isn’t. So I think and hope that the more digitally literate person can both focus and filter through the multitude of distraction(s) provided by digital technology. Hopefully the digitally literate person can use it in companionate ways, but they are not dependent or wanting to always be connected… Personally, I find the idea of living a life in a digital reality intriguing. However, I don’t think living in the matrix would be a good substitute for a “real” human life, but it could be a way of brining “life” into the digital dimension. Thoughts for more research are welcome.
Imagine enduring #Hurricane Sandy without #Internet access. 20% of Americans don’t have Internet. Watch:
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Africans’ and African Americans’ have been victims of diversity throughout history. Countless instances of inequality are well documented throughout both world and American history, yet the research of this book has determined that the African and African American, in particular the African and…
Today, the City of Chicago expanded its open data efforts with an executive order by Mayor Emanuel.
“An open and transparent administration makes it easier for residents to hold their government accountable, but it also serves as a platform for innovative tools that improve the lives of all residents,” said Mayor Emanuel, in statement on the city website.
“Chicago’s vibrant technology and startup community will leverage this wealth of open, public data to create applications that will improve service delivery and lead to greater quality of service for residents and more public engagement in City government.”
The city released 21 new “high value” datasets today, including real-time traffic data from Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) buses, environmental data, liquor regulation, and recycling programs.
When asked what made these datasets high value, the Mayor’s Office responded via email.
“The datasets released today aren’t necessarily more critical than the more than 400 others that have been released,” wrote Caroline Weisser, a spokesperson for the Mayor’s Office.
“They continue the commitment the administration has taken to being a leader in municipal open data. The executive order itself codifies the actions that Brett and John Tolva, the CTO, have taken over the past year and a half to pursue both open data policy and detailed analytics in tandem. Making a firm commitment to continue adding writable data to the dataportal about how the city works provides the raw materials for the City to collaborate and innovate with the developer community, which ultimately helps the City do a better job of serving Chicagoans.”
For more context on opening government, the Chicago way, read our feature from 2011 and more recent coverage of how Brett Goldstein, Chicago’s chief information officer and chief data officer, is using data in the public sector.
(Source: oreillyradar, via smarterplanet)
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Beyond the Digital Divide: Bridging the Generational Gap for a More Productive Workplace (by Riley Szulc)
