An interesting development in ICT and its potential impact in other arenas of our lives: Facebook and ABC have joined forces, essentially to increase the political literacy and civic engagement of young adults (the article can be found here).
Such partnerships between ICT and politics (including the success of the YouTube-sponsored debate) make me wonder how ICT could potentially revitalize democracy in our nation--especially in light of the apathy of many young adults--as the 2008 Election looms near. For a generation where many of us likely spend more time online and participating in social networking sites than we do watching the news on TV or reading the papers, increasing access to relevant information in a palatable way seems to be a promising way to enhance civic engagement and potentially increase voter turn-out for the next election.
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