Digital inequality

ikalugin · 01-01-18, 06:32 AM

In Russia there is a movement to digitise both the economy and state governance.

As such, inability to access the net adequately to receive those services (especially state services) is viewed as "digital inequality" and the state has a program to combat that. As such the state, for example, sponsors or outright builds comunication lines for various small/remote settlements, for example in this (recent) report here (google translates digital inequality as digital divide):
https://translate.google.ru/translat...%2F&edit-text=
on some of the work Russian Government does in this direction.

Do you think that such inequality exists and/or matters? How does it work in your countries?

p.s. simmilar policy in Finland:
http://www.bbc.com/news/10461048

Skybird · 01-01-18, 11:16 AM

Digitization of each and everything allows the state to overwatch and control each and everything. It denies the people at the same time any realistic possibility to avoid state'S abuse of this power even if it indeed is abuse of power beyond any doubt. And as the proverb says: Power corrupts, total power corrupts totally.

For states, it is about optimising intensive life stock farming. The lifestock is us.

01-01-18, 06:32 AM	#1
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Digital inequality In Russia there is a movement to digitise both the economy and state governance. As such, inability to access the net adequately to receive those services (especially state services) is viewed as "digital inequality" and the state has a program to combat that. As such the state, for example, sponsors or outright builds comunication lines for various small/remote settlements, for example in this (recent) report here (google translates digital inequality as digital divide): https://translate.google.ru/translat...%2F&edit-text= on some of the work Russian Government does in this direction. Do you think that such inequality exists and/or matters? How does it work in your countries? p.s. simmilar policy in Finland: http://www.bbc.com/news/10461048 __________________ Grumpy as always. Last edited by ikalugin; 01-01-18 at 07:33 AM.

01-01-18, 11:16 AM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Digitization of each and everything allows the state to overwatch and control each and everything. It denies the people at the same time any realistic possibility to avoid state'S abuse of this power even if it indeed is abuse of power beyond any doubt. And as the proverb says: Power corrupts, total power corrupts totally. For states, it is about optimising intensive life stock farming. The lifestock is us. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.