[kictanet] Internet Access Is Not a Human Right By VINTON G. CERF

[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

Interesting argument!
Though I do not agree with him fully. Internet has become larger than just
a tool for freedom of expression, or access to information, or access to
government services and without over-emphasizing the human rights/civil
rights distinction, at the end of the day, the ones without Internet end up
at the bottom of the development pillar (and vice versa). The role of the
Internet in today's world is too important and is not being over-rated.

2012/1/6 Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com>

> Thanks for the share, Alice.
>
> I agree with Cerf, we should not get carried away by the Internet to the
> point of over-emphasizing it's role .
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