[Advisors] FW: [CivicAccess-discuss] Inequalities arising from the ability toaccess the Internet

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:47:05 -0700

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Another  (and interesting) argument for community access centres.
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[mailto:civicaccess-discuss-bounces@civicaccess.ca] On Behalf Of john =
whelan
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 12:20 PM
To: civicaccess discuss
Subject: [CivicAccess-discuss] Inequalities arising from the ability
toaccess the Internet

This probably isn't quite the forum for this as it is about making data
available in a standard format to many.=20

The BBC has an article on the problems of the US poor not having =
Internet
access to apply for jobs.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18499804
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and one of the comments raised was with a maximum of an hour a day free
library internet access many people can only submit two to three
applications per day.

With a paper CV you can just run off another copy at drop it off but at =
the
moment applying for jobs on line you need to renter the same information
each time.

Could someone come up with a "open standard format" I should think XML =
would
be a good base.  It would need companies etc. possibly starting with
government and Universities to accept them and it would need some type =
of
editor so one could enter the data once and also refine it by editing it =
to
give a customised CV.

Ideally the solution would also have tools for employers posting on
craiglist.  There are privacy issues here as well.

If it could be done then it might help even the playing field.

Cheerio John

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