The Information Age: An Anthology on Its Impact and Consequences

Abstract

This first of 2 volumes examines some of the broader issues of the Information Age: what the Information Age is; how it affects commerce, business, and service; what it means for the government and the military; and how it affects the international system. Contributions are as follows: "Welcome to the Revolution," by Thomas A. Stewart; "Historical Impacts of Information Technologies: An Overview," by Daniel S. Papp, et al.; "The Technologies of the Current Information Revolution," by David S. Alberts, et al.; "What Information Society?" by Frank Webster; "Alone Together: Will Being Wired Set Us Free?" by Andrew Kupfer; "Reality Check," by Joel Achenbach; "The Coming Electronics Commerce (R)evolution," by Robert Segal; "Electronic Commerce: Implications of the Internet for Business Practice and Strategy," by Ajit Kambil; "Banking and Cyberspace: The New Promised Land," by Joanna Smith Bers; "Silicon Summit: Will Technology Affect the News?"; "Medical Informatics," by Enrico Coiera; "School Reform in the Information Age," by Howard Mehlinger, "Universities in the Digital Age," by John Seely Brown, et al.; "Telecommunications and Democracy"; "Freedom and Censorship in the Emerging Electronic Environment," by Martin Fogelman; "Cyberpower," by Peter Huber; "Congress, Information Technology, and the Use of Force," by Jeffrey Record; "The Media's Impact on International Affairs, Then and Now," by Johanna Neuman; "Warfare in the Information Age," by Bruce Berkowitz; "Technology, Change, and the Emerging International Order," by James Robinson; "Telecommunications and the Changing Geographics of Knowledge Transmission in the Late 20th Century," by Barney Warf; "Connecting Developing Countries to the Information Technology Revolution," by Jean-Francois Rischard; "Little Engines That Could: Computing in Small Energetic Countries," by J. L. Dedrick, et al.; and "The Impact of the Information Age on International Actors and the International System," by Daniel S. Papp, et al.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA461496

Entities

People

  • Daniel S. Papp
  • David S. Alberts

Organizations

  • United States Assistant Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Channels
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • International Relations
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Politics
  • Network Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • Students

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Microelectronics