The Global Course of the Information Revolution Political, Economic, and Social Consequences

by Hundley, Richard O.; Anderson, Robert H.; Bikson, Tora K.; Dewar, James A.; Green, Jerrold

• ISBN13: 9780833028501
• ISBN10: 0833028502
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-03
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

RAND has embarked on a three-year effort, sponsored by the National Intelligence Council's Strategic Estimates Program, to chart the course of changes brought about by the information revolution over the next 10 to 20 year.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Figures	p. vii
Tables	p. ix
Summary	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xxi
Introduction	p. 1
Some Initial Consideration	p. 5
Social and Organizational Consequences of the Information Revolution	p. 7
The Technology Underpinnings for the Information Revolution	p. 11
Various Dimensions of the Information Revolution	p. 18
The Political/governmental Dimension of the Information Revolution	p. 20
The Business/financial Dimension of the Information Revolution	p. 25
The Social/cultural Dimension of the Information Revolution	p. 35
How the Information Revolutio May Proced Differently in Various Regions of the World	p. 41
Three National/regional Snapshots	p. 43
North, Central, and South America	p. 57
Europe	p. 65
The Asia Pacific Region	p. 75
Middle East, Africa, and South Asia	p. 81
Concluding Remarks	p. 91
Major Conference Themes: an Integration and Summary	p. 93
What Comes Next	p. 107
Conference Participants	p. 111
Conference Agenda	p. 115
Bibliography	p. 121
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