While the presidential candidates are busy debating the important issues like healthcare, the war in Iraq, the economy and security of America, it seems almost a blank ask them how they feel about the future of technology. However, this is not the case. We need to think about the future of technology as the future of America. Economically, America can not grow and prosper if we are on top of our game technology. Some of the major problems in the technology area include the step with other nations, in order to create new advances in technology, as well as making current technology more accessible. Unfortunately, America lags behind other developed countries, and currently is 14 in the provision of broadband to their citizens.
All the candidates are pushing for a national approach to Internet coverage plan. Hillary Clinton plan, "Connecting the Americas" will use the federal tax break to encourage large communications companies to expand into less populated areas. Obama says that Internet access should be treated as telephone and electric service, an essential tool for every American. Mike Huckabee believes that the laws and regulations will help to speed faster Internet access for the masses, and McCain believes that government can encourage corporations to narrow the margin between people with high-speed Internet access and the economic gap by offering tax breaks.
On the issue of net neutrality, Clinton, Obama and McCain all said that they felt that all Internet traffic should be treated the same. Huckabee did not know that net neutrality refers to the preferential treatment of some types of data in relation to others and that many large ISPs are considering additional costs for people depending on the amount of bandwidth used. After he explained, Huckabee felt that net neutrality is a good thing. Its analogy in relation to Internet and information highway vehicles on the highway expressed his believe in the equality on the Internet.
on issues of privacy and security, both Democratic candidates do you think that the current homeland security wiretaps and other surveillance imposed by the Bush administration has put on zaustavljanje.Republikanski candidates believe that keeping the name of national security and the fight against terrorism should be allowed. All the candidates believe that government should support programs that promote technological development.
