The recent news, that in Finland the Government is in the process of legislating that all its citizens be connected to the internet, is a welcome development. There is no disputing the fact, that the internet has become the medium of choice in social and business communication.
Any legislation that will provide this common medium of communication to all of its citizenry is welcome. However, it is hoped that the means of providing this service is affordable to the ordinary citizen in Finland otherwise, there will be a credibility problem with such a general impact legislation.
This is hoping, that Governments around the world will emulate the Finland example. A simple projection will show, that whether we like it or not there is a great movement towards adopting cloud computing in the provision of educational and social services. Ensuring that the ordinary citizen benefits and is included in this fast evolving technology age is a simply an example of good governance.
We cannot ignore the cost benefit implications of spreading the internet presence to private homes and small businesses. Most government departments are now embracing the edocument culture by making public documents available for download on line.
Schools are now refering students to web sites to aid the completion of home work and other assignments. If any governemnt is serious about bringing its citizens along to the technology age, the Finland example is definitely the way to go.
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