[1st-mile-nm] Nicely Said by "Institute for Policy Innovation " Re quoted by Forbes
peter
pete at ideapete.com
Tue Feb 12 13:00:35 PST 2008
*http://www.forbes.com/business/forbes/2008/0225/018.html*
*Off the Radar *
The technology industry and the public policy issues most important to
it have thus far been all but neglected in the presidential primaries.
This is odd because our economy increasingly relies on the technology
industries for growth. How about a plan to get the broadband revolution
rolled out to every American citizen by harnessing market forces instead
of government subsidies? A model exists--it's called Connect America.
Are the candidates in favor of it? Have they ever heard of it? And
should the FCC be slowing the rollout of broadband with new, threatened
regulations? Speaking of regulation, does a new resident in the White
House mean much more regulation in the area of content, ownership
concentration, network management and "net neutrality," wireless
regulation, age verification on social networking sites, etc.? Shouldn't
we at least be asking?
No, technology is not a real part of any of the campaigns or the
debates, for either those who believe in pervasive government
regulation, or for those who trust the marketplace. Who would have
thought that the "knowledge economy" would not even be on the radar
screens of the presidential candidates?
--Institute for Policy Innovation
( : ( : pete
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Peter Baston
*IDEAS*
/www.ideapete.com/ <http://www.ideapete.com/>
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