We can imagine some of the possible benefits of this new medium: Shared information resulting in more fluid, global markets; Sharing of the world’s educational and research resources; Pooling the contributions of the creative and intellectual potential of individuals from all parts of the world; Eliminating geographic barriers and the filtering due to the tendency of conventional media to selectively report the words and echo the thoughts of individuals from particular countries and positions in the socio-political hierarchy; Wide range of available entertainment.
Predictor: Jipguep, Jean
Prediction, in context:Jean Jipguep, chairman of the International Telecommunication Union Board, delivered the keynote address at the Internet Society’s 1995 International Networking Conference June 27-30. Jipguep says: ”This new capability of universally sharing historical memory and current knowledge will be the factor which qualitatively distinguishes the civilization of the GII [Global Information Infrastructure] from preceding ones. We can imagine some of the possible benefits of this new medium: Shared information resulting in more fluid, global markets; Sharing of the world’s educational and research resources; Pooling the contributions of the creative and intellectual potential of individuals from all parts of the world; Eliminating geographic barriers and the filtering due to the tendency of conventional media to selectively report the words and echo the thoughts of individuals from particular countries and positions in the socio-political hierarchy; Wide range of available entertainment. This should not be viewed as homogenization in a single global culture, but rather as a means for all people to sample and learn about the different cultures of the world. It should also enable people anywhere to make their viewpoints widely known.”
Date of prediction: June 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: General, Overarching Remarks
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: ISOC INET '95 (conference)
Title, headline, chapter name: The Global Telecommunication Infrastructure and the Information Society
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.isoc.org/HMP/PLENARY/L1-6/html/paper.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney