new technology in the human services

Ravetz J (1999), Information communication technology: a barrier to citzenship? New Technology in the Human Services 12 (3 & 4), pp. 87-94


Abstract Citizenship defines the relationship between the individual and the state in Liberal Democracies. The paper argues that technological progress is seen as a metaphor for cultural progress. Technological progress and neo-liberal philosophy have underpinned the movement towards global free markets. Information rich firms wishing to maximise market efficiency have weakened the links between the firm and the local citizenry, undermining both the rights of social citizenship and the strength of regional culture. The argument is made that citizenship can only be strengthened through a new relationship between the state and the citizenry, which promotes information rights. The title reflects the current symbiotic relationship between technology and the market. The argument is that a new symbiotic relationship ought to be established between technology, information and citizenship rights to check and balance the current symbiotic relationship between technology, information and the market.

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