Global Course of the Information Revolution (Conference Proceedings (Rand Corporation).): Political, Economic, and Social Consequences (Documented Briefing) - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0833028502 ISBN 13: 9780833028501

Publisher: RAND, 1999

Synopsis

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 years. As a first step, RAND convened in November 1999 an international conference on political/governmental, business/financial, and social/cultural trends. Across the diverse conference discussions, a shared vision emerged of an information revolution future of more "information work" and new business models, an increase in electronic commerce, challenges to the nation state, creation of a number of sub-, trans-, and supranational groupings, more porous borders, and new fault lines within and between nations. The world can expect increasing disparities (winners and losers), concerns about privacy, and effects on national cultures.

About this edition

• Publisher: RAND
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0833028502
• ISBN 13: 9780833028501
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 121