Executive Summary
The "Content gap-or the knowledge gap" is not only a specific notion characterizing the opposition between rich north and poor south, but also is operating between different segments of the same society. The new Information Society poses a challenge in front of all and especially in front of societies in transition. Mr. Ion Iliescu, President of Romania and promoter of WSIS, stressed the fact that our country is facing this challenge at the dawn of the new millennium and should make substantial efforts to be prepared to answer adequately to this situation.
For ordinary people adapting to new communication tools and standards-mobility, broadband Internet, interactive TV at a fast pace is a question of surviving in the Information age. A rhetoric question-is culture a real beneficiary of the communication revolution-ceases to be rethoric because the answer can help a lot the process of adapting to new and has important social implications.
Not long ago, Bill Gates launched a provocative scenario trying to estimate the impact of new technologies. He invited skepticals to eliminate from their offices the computers, printers and communication tools as Internet access and e-mail. The scenario was apocalyptic for most users, since it diminished dramatically even their existence in a world based on communication.
In a society as Romanian society, tremendously preoccupied to "catch the wave" in the Information race, the answer to such debates is vital because it can close the moment when this society will equally compete on the global market as a credible partner.
