The prediction, in brief:

I strongly believe that we can solve two problems with technology. One is communication; more wars are caused by miscommunication than anything else, and technology can help there. The other is ignorance. With technology, we can address the problem with things like distance learning. And we can return to the idea of the master craftsmen teaching apprentices. We can leverage the skills and experience of the really clever and make them accessible to everyone.

Predictor: McNealy, Scott

Prediction, in context:

In a 1995 article for The Financial Times, Philip Manchester interviews Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy. Manchester writes: ”McNealy … sees altruistic purposes for the technology. As vice chairman for trade of the Computer Systems Policy Project, a consortium of the leading U.S. computer companies, he is keen to influence the wider use of the computers and networks. ‘I strongly believe that we can solve two problems with technology,’ he says. ‘One is communication; more wars are caused by miscommunication than anything else, and technology can help there. The other is ignorance. With technology, we can address the problem with things like distance learning. And we can return to the idea of the master craftsmen teaching apprentices. We can leverage the skills and experience of the really clever and make them accessible to everyone.'”

Biography:

Scott McNealy was the CEO and cofounder of Sun Microsystems, Inc., a leading global supplier of network computing solutions, including Java, in the 1990s. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)

Date of prediction: May 3, 1995

Topic of prediction: Community/Culture

Subtopic: General

Name of publication: Financial Times (London)

Title, headline, chapter name: Sun Rises on the Superhighway

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
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