For 12 years, I have been a consultant for businesses on the power and use of Internet. My own government does not think digital is a major issue worthy of a having a Minister, ministry or serious planning. I am worried for my neighbours and specially my grandson. This is a wake-up call.

1. Optimisez vos stratégies web |Double-check your web strategies
Why should we start thinking
about digital?
A wake-up call
Michelle Blanc,
M.Sc. Electronic Commerce

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For 12 years, I have been a
consultant for businesses
on the power and use of
Internet. My own
government does not think
digital is a major issue
worthy of a having a
Minister, ministry or
serious planning. I am
worried for my neighbours
and specially my
grandson. This is a wake-
up call.
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Digital is a gold rush that our
government does not see
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Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/24/internet-industrial-revolution-gdp-mckinsey-study_n_866167.html

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Source:
http://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/dotcom/Insights%20and%20pubs/MGI/Research/Technology%20and%20Innovation/Internet%20matters%2

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Should we enable our
children to take part in the
digital economy?
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Source:http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2012/09/06/why-estonia-has-started-teaching-its-first-graders-to-code/

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What is your local internet
speed and at what cost?
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Source:http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/04/26/look-out-google-fiber-35-a-month-gigabit-internet-comes-to-vermont/

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What will we do with our cab,
bus and truck drivers that are
bound to loose their jobs?
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Source:http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-09-23/self-driving-vehicles-move-ahead-faster-than-rules-of-road-cars

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How are our medical students
trained for the medical tools
of tomorow? How will our
remote cummunities benefit
from eHealth?
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Source:http://youtu.be/g4W4993F9cU

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Source:http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50154119n

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Source:http://ads-laugh.blogspot.ca/2009/11/iptv-definately-affects-our-lives.html

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What is doing your local
College or University to
compete with the world?
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Source:http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/2013/09/23/georgetowns-first-mooc-attracts-20000-students-from-150-countries/

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How is your police force
using the internet?
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Source:http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2013/sep/18/hong-kong-police-engages-citizens-through-social-m/

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How is your government
planning the workforce
changes?
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Source:http://www.deskmag.com/en/the-slow-death-of-the-traditional-office-228

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How are your businesses
coping with the changes?
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Source:http://www-03.ibm.com/industries/global/files/media_ibv_advertisingv2.pdf?
re=media&sa_message=title=download_complete_ibm_institute_for_business_value_study

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What is your government
policy on open source?
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Source:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/39z4c0v0#page-2

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Source:http://zeitgeistmediaproject.com/main/?p=495

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What is your government
policy on e-voting?

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Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3493474.stm

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Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3493474.stm

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What is your government
policy on open data?

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Source:http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/05/09/landmark-steps-liberate-open-data

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What is your government
forward thinking on the
numerous changes digital is
already bringing to the world
and to yourself?

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These are just a few questions I
think we should start focussing
on as individuals as well as
collectively
Michelle Blanc M.Sc.
Michelle.blanc.analyweb(at)gmail.com
https://twitter.com/MichelleBlanc
http://www.michelleblanc.com/english/