Masters of the Wired World [Hardcover]

Anne Leer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 25, 1999

The key players of the information age come together to discuss the defining issues for business, commerce, and our working lives. Find out what over 50 of the world's most important market movers think about the way we do business and the way we will in the future. This book will transform your understanding of the impact the information age has on business with original contributions from world-renowned leaders auch as Bill Gates, Al Gore, Rupert Murdoch, Edith Cresson, Clifford Stoll, Peter Cochrane, and James Martin.

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"It is time for societies that can hurl so much energy and creativity into technological innovation to devote at least a fraction of the same resources to radically rethinking the obsolete economic theories of Left and Right alike, and their effect on societies all across the planet as we move into the next millennium." Alvin Toffler "As each breathtaking new development brings us closer together in communication and in common cause -- building a true global electronic village -- we have the chance to spread a new prosperity, a new literacy, a new love of freedom and democracy, and even a new sense of community to the farthest regions of the world." Al Gore, Vice President USA "I have always maintained that the future should be of great interest to all of us. It's where most of us will have to live. The next millennium will be, I am sure, even more amazing than the last. As a species, we are 'hard-wired' to explore our environment and our imagination. We should never underestimate the capacity of our own ingenuity to take us by surprise." Sir Arthur C. Clarke KBE --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Connectivity, killer apps, teleworking, e-commerce, vurtuality, the Information Society... We hear these words daily but what do they actually mean for our working lives, our social and civic responsibilities, our industries, and our business practices?

Here, for the first time, is what they key players in the Information Age are saying about the defining issues for our business, commercial, working and civic lives in the Global Information Society.

Masters of the World gathers together original, thought-provoking short essays by the "digerati" - over 40 of the world's most important market movers, leading commentators, policy makers and government shapers - who directly influence work, business and life in the Digital Age.

Contents:

* Foreword by the Rt Hon Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
* Visions of the Wired World - Al Gore, Martin Bangemann, Alvin Toffler, Arthur C. Clarke
* The Global Information Infrastructure - Denis Gilhooly, Simon Olswang, Brian Kahin, Peter Cochrane
* The Market - David Potter, Jim Barksdale, John Patrick, Karel Van Miert
* Content - Will Wyatt, David Puttnam, Simon Murison-Bowie, Roberto Minio, Hugh Brett
* Technology - David Feeny, Robert Winter, Nathaniel Borenstein, Randall S. Hancock
* Electronic Commerce - Donald J. Johnston, Lee Stein, Deborah Hurley, Michael R. Nelson
* The Networked Economy - Charles Jonscher, Jeffrey Owens, Michael Finley, Mark Radcliffe
* Wired Organizations - Peter Mandelson, James Martin, John Daniel, Harald Norvik
* Public Services - Edith Cresson, Chris Yapp, Glenn R. Jones
* People - Nicholas Negroponte, Charles Handy, Arne Fjortoft
* Afterword by Marjorie Scardino, Chief Executive, Pearson Plc
"As each breathtaking new development brings us closer together in communication and in common cause - building a true global electronic village - we have the chance to spread a new prosperity, a new literacy, a new love of freedom and democracy, and even a new sense of community to the farthest regions of the world."—Al Gore, Vice President, USA"Our goal is to ensure that every country, every business, every individual, can benefit from the new digital economy - ensuring that we can all be Masters of the Wired World.—the Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Financial Times/Prentice Hall (April 25, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 027363559X
• ISBN-13: 978-0273635598
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,068,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alvin Toffler "in the digital age", March 24, 1999

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Augusto H.A. Lapeyre ([e-mail]) (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Masters of the Wired World (Hardcover)

He leído un comentario en Financial Times Telecoms/21, Thu 18Mar99. Me ha llamado la atención el título del trabajo de Alvin Toffler: "Shocks, Waves and Power in the Digital Age", (que integra conceptos de sus tres obras famosas). Todavía no le he recibido. Lo espero con interés.