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Techies Must Educate Governments

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the so-get-to-it-folks dept.

Rub3X writes "Those in the know about technology must spend more time reaching out to governments and helping them understand the Internet's role in society, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Tuesday. 'The average person in government is not of the age of people who are using all this stuff,' Schmidt said at a public symposium here hosted by the National Academies' Computer Science and Telecommunications Board. 'There is a generational gap, and it's very, very real.'"

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  1. Re:Oh, no, that's not the problem. by TheGreek · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    The judicial branch is supposed to have the power to declare laws unconstitional, but has never done so in my lifetime.
    Really? You were born after June 26, 2003?

    No wonder you're such a goddamned retard.