The Internet - Revolution through Evolution

Tom Worthington

Visiting Fellow, Department of Computer Science, Australian National University, Canberra
For: Councils, Communities and the IT Revolution Conference, Local Government Association of Queensland, 13 December 1999, Brisbane
Draft 1.1, 12 December 1999: http://www.tomw.net.au/papers/ccit99s.html

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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Who is using the Net and Why
  3. Web search on "Longreach"
  4. E-mail as the key to Internet Communication
  5. Information Search and Making Your Organisation Findable
  6. E-commerce for beginners
  7. Policy for privacy, security, access and education

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Introduction

Internet was developed with an academic community spirit in mind

< Professor Robin Milner and Tom Worthington >

Who is using the Net and Why

Smaller organisations and individuals are using the 'net.

< TGV train >

Web search on "Longreach"

About 5000 "hits" (or web pages):

< Rack mounted workstation >

E-mail as the key to Internet Communication

Text based e-mail is the first and most important tool to master.
 

< Double decker bus >

Information Search and Making Your Organisation Findable

Essential to understand how to read a web page, before designing one

Several "Longreach" sites haven't used the words "Queensland" or "Australia" and so don't appear.

< Map of K95 on 24 August 1995 >

E-commerce for beginners

Not a good idea to ask for credit card details via e-mail

< Photo of Tom Worthington & Senator Lundy, Copyright (c) Canberra Times 1996 >

Policy for privacy, security, access and education

Policies for privacy, security, access and education are important.

Extreme example of the need for policy is described in "To The USS Blue Ridge by Helicopter"

< On the Flight Deck of the USS Blue Ridge >

Further Information

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