| dc.contributor.author |
Andrews, William J. |
en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned |
2009-07-31T14:30:09Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2009-07-31T14:30:09Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
1995 |
en_US |
| dc.date.submitted |
2008-03-17 |
en_US |
| dc.date.submitted |
2008-03-17 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/10535/465 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
Abstract by C. Hess:
"In considering the development of the World Wide Web, this paper emphasizes the important difference between treating government information as a public service and treating it as a corporate asset. 'Computerization greatly facilitiates the commodification of information,' the author writes. And further 'information is a valuable asset, in computerized form it's especially easy to sell...'
"The author is a Canadian legal scholar. He is concerned primarily on governmental policies in Canada, specifically, British Columbia. 'For example, the B.C. government charges $600 per file for digital maps that cover less area than the paper topographical maps that sell for under $10.' Discussed are the pricing of electronic information, how the government uses the Internet, and the public's use of the Internet in relation to government matters." |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
new commons |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
Internet--economics |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
global commons |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
commodification |
en_US |
| dc.title |
Nurturing the Global Information Commons: Public Access, Public Infrastructure |
en_US |
| dc.type |
Conference Paper |
en_US |
| dc.subject.sector |
Information & Knowledge |
en_US |
| dc.subject.sector |
Global Commons |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationconference |
Fourth Annual British Columbia Information Policy Conference |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationconfdates |
October 28, 1995 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationconfloc |
Vancouver, B.C. |
en_US |
| dc.submitter.email |
rshivakoti@yahoo.com |
en_US |