[LINK] FW: Rudd Government trial for e-democracy future - Senator Stephen Conroy's media release

[Jan Whitaker]

At 01:07 PM 9/12/2008, Jenny Millea wrote:

>Running for 18 days, the Digital Economy Blog will canvass community 
>views on a range of topics relevant to our digital future. Readers 
>will be free to post their views.

Are those 18 calendar days or 18 business days?

>Upcoming blog posts include:
>
>     * What does the digital economy encompass?
>     * How do we maintain the same civil society we enjoy offline in 
> an online world?
>     * How can the digital economy respond to environmental concerns?
>     * What should Australia do to ensure that our businesses and 
> citizens have the necessary skills to participate fully in the digital economy?
>     * How can we measure the success of Australias digital economy?

why 'economy'? Why not digital networking of the citizenry? Why not 
digital social cohesiveness?

I thought we were over reducing everything to 'economics'? It's not 
exactly anyone's strong suit at the moment.

I think I'll go post that on the blog.

Thanks for bringing it to our attention, Jenny. Long time no see!

Jan



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