Les enjeux socio-politiques de la mise en place de l'inforoute
By: COMEAU, Paul A.
Material type: ArticlePublisher: Paris : IIAP, janv./mars 1997Revue Française D'Administration Publique 81, p. 71-75Abstract: The appearance and development of new information technologies necessarily imply that urgent consideration be given to the reconciliation of these techniques with the respect of citizens' fundamental rights. The demands of modernisation mean that administration are making huge usage of information technologies but, while it is understandable that state has knowledge of certain aspects of the activity of its citizens, is gaze should not linger upon those aspects which concern the core of private life. A dialogue must be established between the state, its administration and citizens in order to create a better understanding of technology and a better appreciation of the advantages and the problems which arise from its use.The appearance and development of new information technologies necessarily imply that urgent consideration be given to the reconciliation of these techniques with the respect of citizens' fundamental rights. The demands of modernisation mean that administration are making huge usage of information technologies but, while it is understandable that state has knowledge of certain aspects of the activity of its citizens, is gaze should not linger upon those aspects which concern the core of private life. A dialogue must be established between the state, its administration and citizens in order to create a better understanding of technology and a better appreciation of the advantages and the problems which arise from its use.
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