GLOBALIZATION, World Bank Discussion on Information, Knowledge and Development – part 2 – February 22, 1999 – On the edge of the 21st Century, it is clear that computer literacy and Internet access are pivotal requirements for both economic advancement and democratic participation throughout the world. Literacy itself is increasingly being defined in terms of the ability to manage and process information, not just the ability to read.
GLOBALIZATION, World Bank Discussion on Information, Knowledge and Development – part 1 February 7, 1999 | As the philosophers among us debate the interrelationship of “information-knowledge-data-wisdom,” we move deeper into the technological information age… and we have a critical mission to bring the power of information and access into our children’s hands throughout the world even in the remotest of communities.
