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Companion articles, exclusively on the web, to print editions of OTI recieved by ISOC Members:

ITU Brings Telemedicine to Uganda
The ITU is helping Uganda harness the latest information technology for a truly tangible humanitarian cause.

African Experience with Telecenters
By Peter Benjamin
Can telecenters help bring the information age to Africa?

Access to the Web: The Cost of Connecting
By David Maher
The Internet Society's VP for Public Policy examines new information and trends concerning the cost of online access worldwide.

Distance Education: An Oxymoron?
By Carol Twigg
Interesting issues concerning distance education are raised by The Chronicle of Higher Education's review of a new book, The Social Life of Information.

Local Community Networks: The Human Face of the Internet Economy
Madanmohan Rao reports from the Community Networking summit in Barcelona, Spain, where 400 delegates from 35 countries gathered recently or the first annual Global Summit on Community Networking.

Virtual Communities as a Crossroads for Global Knowledge
Marco Padula, Amanda Reggiori, and Cristina Ghiselli discuss "The Corpus Africanisticum," an experimental prototype demonstrating the process of the globalization and universalization of knowledge on the Internet.

E-Dinars, E-Tijara: Tunisia Embarks on Ambitious Internet Plan
Madanmohan Rao reports from the E-Commerce Summit in Tunisia where Delegates from over a dozen countries gathered in Tunisia's capital city, Tunis, for the second annual conference called The Internet and E-Commerce, which focused on national and regional Internet development.

Any Path Will Do
Robert C. Heterick finds that as traditional colleges and universities feint, dodge, weave, stumble and sometimes fumble in their move toward the incorporation of technology- based learning strategies, a sort of Alice in Wonderland aura permeates the educational landscape--if you don't know where you are going, any path will do.

In past issues:

Censorship 2000 By John Perry Barlow How will we be affected by the increasingly diverse and inventive forces of online censorship? And who will win? The Party of the Past or the Party of the Future? The Internet Society and Public Policy By David Maher The Internet Society has identified five public policy issues it believes are most critical. The next step is to develop and formulate positions that reflect a wide range of voices and opinions. The Internet Policy Paradox: Less is More By Charles Brownstein When it comes to public policy, more regulation is not necessarily better regulation. Instead, the best hope for Internet policy may be to mirror the design of the Internet itself.

How Can We Ensure the Privacy of Internet Users? By Harriet Pearson As Web use increases, so do the number and variety of privacy issues. What are the best ways to address the growing concerns over privacy? The International Internet Interconnection Issue By Jane van Beelen and John Rolland Many ISPs believe that connection costs aren't distributed equitably among nations. Who's really paying for international Internet traffic? Ensuring a Truly Global Policy-Making Process By Izumi Aizu The Internet is transforming economics and societies worldwide. What will it take to create a working system of Internet governance?

More articles in the eOTI Archives...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Releases Report Finding Progress on Digital Inclusion

Britain Takes Lead in Online Business

Singapore Government to Offer Four 3G Licenses

E-Commerce in Uruguay Rises but Needs Momentum

Web Is 'Not Quite As Dull' as the Dome

New Poll Finds Americans Concerned About Security of Government Computers

Two ICANN Critics Elected to Its Board

Online Buying Patterns Vary Globally

African-Americans and the Internet

Crime In Cyperspace: First Draft Of International Convention Released For Public Discussion

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