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2020: the world will be flat, apparently
The internet’s all abuzz talking about itself yet again, with the release of the “The Future of the Internet II” by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in the US. According to the report, among other things:

“A global, low-cost network will be thriving in 2020 and will be available to most people around the world at low cost” and “a tech-abetted ‘flattening’ of the world will open up opportunities for success for many people who will compete globally.”

“Many respondents said they accept the idea that English will be the world’s lingua franca for cross-cultural communications in the next few decades. But notable numbers maintained English will not overwhelm other languages and, indeed, Mandarin and other languages will expand their influence online.”

“People will wittingly or unwittingly disclose more about themselves, gaining some benefits in the process even as they lose some privacy.”

All of which is important for business, but the fact remains that the 742 respondents with fairly evenly split on all the points raised, with no overwhelming agreement on any of the points.

Conclusion? No-one is really sure what’s going to happen with the internet in the next couple of decades – but everyone's willing to guess. Business as usual then.

Posted: 25/09/2006 Comments: 0
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