Problem Area: Problems of Social...
Online Activities
Go to the sites listed and find the specific areas mentioned in the capsules below.
Social Informatics What is social informatics? Click on Mission to find out. After you have done this, go back to CSI Home and explore some of the activities of this organization. Do you feel that this organization is valuable in view of the challenges of a computer age? Why or why not?
Tech Watch This is a citizen's advocacy watch on technology developments, intellectual property, telecommunications, and information access.
Click on several of the links under the heading General Areas of Work. This organization's mission is in keeping with what is referred to as appropriate technology. Your text has some discussion of the future of technology in our society. Do you think that the average American should be interested in "keeping an eye on technology?" Why or why not?
