The global course of the information revolution : political, economic, and social consequences : proceedings of an international conference / Richard O. Hundley ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hundley, Richard O.

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)

Series:

Conference proceedings (Rand Corporation)

Conference proceedings

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information technology--Congresses.

Information technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (118 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, c2000.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

""Preface""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Summary""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Social and Organizational Consequences of the Information Revolution""; ""The Technology Underpinnings for the Information Revolution""; ""The Political/Governmental Dimension of the Information Revolution""; ""The Business/Financial Dimension of the Information Revolution""; ""The Social/Cultural Dimension of the Information Revolution""; ""Three National/Regional Snapshots""; ""North, Central, and South America""; ""Europe""; ""The Asia Pacific Region""; ""Middle East, Africa, and South Asia""

""Major Conference Themes: An Integration and Summary""""What Comes Next""; ""A. Conference Participants""; ""B. Conference Agenda""; ""Bibliography""

Notes:

"CF-154-NIC"--P. [4] of cover.

"National Defense Research Institute."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121).

ISBN:

0-8330-4347-1

OCLC:

923689087