Santa Clara University

If the Internet is the “dial tone of the 21st century,” as the Personal Democracy Forum has dubbed it, should it be easily accessible for all Americans?  How can the United States continue to foster innovations in technology, which have been one of the leading engines of growth in the American economy? What is the proper role for technology in national security and privacy?

Larry Magid, CBS News technology analyst, talked about these and other technology challenges that will confront the new president wins the upcoming presidential race.  Magid contributes regularly to the New York Times, San Jose Mercury News and other media outlets. He served for 18 years as a technology columnist for the Los Angeles Times and his columns have also appeared in the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, CNN.COM and numerous other newspapers and websites throughout the world.

Responding were Geoffrey Bowker, executive director of SCU's Center for Science, Technology, and Society, and Kirk O. Hanson, executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.