Public Policy Aspects for an Information Age,

Abstract

Computer technology has paralleled what must be an inevitable course for any technology. There is an initial period of understanding and of finding it useful for things clearly good. Then there is a period of intense and perhaps wild exploitation; then a period of finding it being used in bad ways. Finally, the realization emerges that no technology stands alone, that it influences society and existing institutions, and that it interacts with concepts already in place. Of the many ways that a computer can be used, this talk will concentrate on its role as a record-keeper for information about people.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA040862

Entities

People

  • Willis H. Ware

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Electrical Grids
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Growth Factors
  • Hospitals
  • Intellectual Property
  • Judicial Process
  • Law
  • Load Monitoring
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Public Policy
  • Students
  • Therapy
  • Transportation
  • Undocumented Noncitizens

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Systems Analysis and Design