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Athena Alliance announces “New IT-New
Equity-New Economy” -- a conference on inclusion in the digital economy
and society.
As America moves into the information age, how can we
foster inclusion in all aspects of the information
society?
Will all Americans benefit from the new ways of work and the new ways of
governance?
Will all share in the potential for new economic development?
Or will communities-left-behind and communities-at-risk slip further
behind?
Athena Alliance is sponsoring a one-day conference and workshop at the
National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, DC on February 1,
2000 to explore the central issues of inclusion of all Americans in the
digital economy and society issues such as:
- What are the financial and educational barriers to inclusion?
- Is the changing nature of work and skills leaving people behind
or helping them catch up?
- What new forms of governance and intergovernmental cooperation are
needed to insure equitable growth?
- How can communities promote local economic development in the
information economy?
The first part of the conference will be a broad discussion of these
issues. We have asked Commerce Secretary William Daley to open the
conference. Following the opening remarks will be a roundtable discussion
to begin the process of exploring the various aspects of the issue. The
initial list of invites to the panel include Dr. Vinton Cerf of MCI,
Professor Brad De Long of UC Berkeley, ACENet President June Holley, CWA
President Morton Bahr, and Larry Irving, former head of NTIA. One or two
more individuals will be invited to join the panel in the near future. We
have asked the distinguished journalist, and Chairman of the New America
Foundation, James Fallows to serve as moderator.
The heart of the conference is a set of workshops in three areas:
· access to technology and information;
· government and governance; and,
· economic development.
Because of space consideration and the dynamics of small group
discussions, each of the three workshops will be limited to approximately
30 35 people each. The workshops will be facilitated by experts in
the field: Steven Cisler of Tachyon.Net, Professor Todd M. La Porte of
George Mason University and the Delft University of Technology, and Dr.
Robert Aktinson of the Progressive Policy Institute. The workshops will
be specifically designed to produce a set of next steps for government
and the private sector to consider.
Athena Alliance will prepare a report based on the results of the
conference and will organize subsequent meetings to continue the
discussions and research and will inform policy makers and opinion
leaders about the outcome of the discussion
For more information and on-line registration, see our Website at:
www.athenaalliance.org
or contact:
Athena Alliance
711 10th Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202)-547-7064
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Kenan Patrick Jarboe, Ph.D.
Athena Alliance
711 10th Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 547-7064
www.athenaalliance.org
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