Subject: Markle initiative for universal e-mail
Curt Priest (cpriest@juno.com)
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 12:35:51 EDT
To: ROUNDTABLE@CNI.ORG Subject: Markle initiative for universal e-mail Message-Id: <19980414.123510.4239.19.cpriest@juno.com> From: cpriest@juno.com (Curt Priest) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 12:35:51 EDT
Title: Studies Explore the Possibilities of E-Mail for Everyone
Source: New York Times (CyberTimes)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/98/04/cyber/articles/11email.html>
Author: Rebecca Fairley Raney
Issue: E-Mail
Description: The John & Mary R. Markle Foundation, a philanthropic
organization in New York, is investing millions to explore the
possibilities of a society that provides email for everyone. Since
1994, the foundation has explored related issues by funding major
studies at Rand, Bellcore, Carnegie Mellon Univ., and the Brookings
Institute, and through the use of surveys and roundtable discussions.
Some of the issues explored include: the foundation of friendships in
cyberspace, community development online, and the obstacles and benefits
of computer literacy becoming part of the school curriculum. "The
objective is to create a national dialogue about universal email access,
an idea predicted by findings of a Rand study that said universal access
will not happen without social intervention." "The goal is not to
predict what will happen, but to encourage uses to enhance a democratic
society. Why be passive? We're hoping to have people thoughtfully
inspire uses," said Zoe Baird, the president of the Markle Foundation.
The thinking behind the Markle Foundation's initiative goes "that if the
government and corporate sectors provide better services online, the gap
between 'haves' and 'have-nots' will be more likely to close." Catherine
Gay, a principal in the International Advisory Group in New York, a
publishing company that is coordinating roundtables and publicity for
the foundation's thinking, said, "They're trying to prevent a society
with an underclass."
from Benton 4/14/98
Posted by:
Curt Priest
<cpriest@juno.com>
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