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===Equitable access to ICTs===
===Equitable access to ICTs===
Technology is a resource of society, hence we create a society where everyone can access it, interact with it, benefit from it and contribute to it. More and more people should be able to use ICT in a manner appropriate for their needs, for this, access to ICT should be treated like a public good, like public education or public health.
As you use the computers and Internet, the easy sharing of digital documents will seem quite powerful – instead of physically photo copying documents or recreating models of a device, making digital copies of the document or photos of the device is simpler and also almost free. Hence it should seem obvious that digital modes of information production and sharing would make resources easy to access, covering all kinds of digital items including content and software. However, there have been very strong forces that have worked against such easy sharing.
As you use the computers and Internet, the easy sharing of digital documents will seem quite powerful – instead of physically photo copying documents or recreating models of a device, making digital copies of the document or photos of the device is simpler and also almost free. Hence it should seem obvious that digital modes of information production and sharing would make resources easy to access, covering all kinds of digital items including content and software. However, there have been very strong forces that have worked against such easy sharing.