Towards an accessible information society ?

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

According to the recently published Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “Towards an accessible information society”(1.12.2008) eAccessibility and Web accessibility in particular have emerged as a high societal priority due to the growing importance ...

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How should government intervene with superfast?

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

For all the promise of eParticipation initiatives, barriers to participation centric to eInclusion (such as digital literacy and access) loom as increasingly prevalent.  A renewed fear is that expanding technological horizons will create fresh gaps between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’. Next Generation Access (NGA) or, put simply, ‘fibre’ connections for superfast ...

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