Technology and society: Indonesia is "wired," while U.S. public interest groups "monitor" nuclear technology

At the interface between technology and society, controversy has come to be expected, but this need not be the case. During 1976, Indonesia - the fifth largest country in the world - bought a communications system. With it, more than 100 million people for whom even telephones have been a rarity were given access not only to telephony, but also to radio and television - and, in turn, to educational and health-care services never before available, particularly in remote areas.