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

[James Rege]

Happy New Year colleagues. 
Grace, I agree with you and would like to emphasize that whereas those left at the bottom are probably feeling good as they have something good to look forward to ( achieving),  those who are left at the bottom for lack of information may have nothing to lose.  I say "long live Internet".
JR.

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On 6 Jan 2012, at 09:03, "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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. 
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> 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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