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E-Mail Gets the Cold Shoulder in Congress
E-Mail Gets the Cold Shoulder in Congress
IN theory, e-mail should be a useful tool for democracy, an easy and prompt way for citizens to reach their representatives. And with the fear and disruption resulting from the discovery of anthrax in Congressional mail, e-mail might seem an ideal alternative.
Posted by rshah on December 13, 2001| Comments (0)
How the Data-Miners Want to Influence Your Vote
How the Data-Miners Want to Influence Your Vote
A strong tenet of our national political culture is the notion that how we vote is nobody else's business. But thanks to the data-gathering power of software and the Internet, voters in this election season are more subject to losses of political privacy than ever before. And it's going to get a lot worse.
Posted by rshah on July 30, 2001| Comments (0)
Low-Tech Democracy
Low-Tech Democracy
The four most democratic countries in West Africa today — Benin, Ghana, Mali and Senegal — all have private, flourishing FM talk radio stations. Sure, all of Africa will get the Internet one day, but for now, the real information revolution here will be based on cheap FM transmitters and even cheaper radios.
Posted by rshah on May 08, 2001| Comments (0)
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Exists to nurture, sustain and promote democracy around the world. Global in membership and scope, independent of specific national interests, and quick in its response, International IDEA is an intergovernmental organization with a unique mandate - to support the growth of genuine, sustainable democracy.
Posted by rshah on January 02, 2001| Comments (0)
Questioning the Labor Shortage in IT
Questioning the Labor Shortage in IT
See also Slashdot
Posted by rshah on September 08, 2000| Comments (0)
Internet Public Policy Directory
Internet Public Policy Directory
t includes complete contact listings and brief descriptions for over 675 non-profit groups, trade associations, and government and academic institutions that work with telecommunications, eectronic commerce, and community technology issues.
Posted by rshah on August 16, 2000| Comments (0)
Split in the Republican Party over Internet Regulation
Split in the Republican Party over Internet Regulation
Posted by rshah on August 04, 2000| Comments (0)
Ready for E-Government?
Posted by rshah on July 05, 2000| Comments (0)
Politics on the Net
Politics on the Net
Stories on ZDNET
Posted by rshah on July 05, 2000| Comments (0)
Debunking the Myth of a Desperate Software Labor
Debunking the Myth of a Desperate Software Labor
Posted by rshah on June 24, 2000| Comments (0)
Vote Stuffing
Vote Stuffing
On line Chess match Kasporov vs. World, See also Slashdot
Posted by rshah on June 24, 2000| Comments (0)
Microsoft's Lobbying
Posted by rshah on June 24, 2000| Comments (0)