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Colección: INTERAMER
Número: 71
Año: 2002
Autor: Johann Van Reenen, Editor
Título: Digital Libraries and Virtual Workplaces. Important Initiatives for Latin America in the Information Age
CHAPTER 2
E- BUSINESS, E-IDEAS, E-GOVERNMENT, E-POLICIES, AND E-EDUCATION
Ramiro Jordan
University of New Mexico and ISTEC
University of New Mexico and ISTEC
Just
what should the good society be? Toward what, stated as clearly as may be possible,
should we aim? The tragic gap between the fortunate and the needful having been
recognized, how, in a practical way, can it be closed? How can economic policy
contribute to this end? What of the public services of the state; how can they
be made more equitable and efficiently available? How can the environment, present
and future, be protected? What of immigration, migration and migrants? What
of the military power? What is the responsibility and course of action of the
good society as it regards its trading partners and neighbors in an increasingly
internationalized world as regards to poor of the planet? The responsibility
for economic and social well being is general, transnational. Human beings are
human beings wherever they live….
The
Good Society:
The Humane Agenda
—John Kenneth Galbraith (1996)
The Humane Agenda
—John Kenneth Galbraith (1996)
ABSTRACT
The promise of electronic commerce to spread
wealth and opportunities globally can only be realized if governments ensure
supportive information technology policies and infrastructure. This chapter
explores the challenges and opportunities for creating healthy e-commerce, e-government
and e-education activities in Latin America.