The prediction, in brief:

While there is already a great deal of political use of the Internet domestically and internationally, there is likely to be a significant increase in the scale and sophistication of such use in the coming years.

Predictor: Swett, Charles

Prediction, in context:

In his 1994 report for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Charles Swett, assistant for strategic assessment, makes the following statement in regard to policy planning:”While there is already a great deal of political use of the Internet domestically and internationally, there is likely to be a significant increase in the scale and sophistication of such use in the coming years.”

Date of prediction: January 1, 1995

Topic of prediction: Global Relationships/Politics

Subtopic: Democracy

Name of publication: Strategic Assessment

Title, headline, chapter name: Strategic Assessment: The Internet

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.fas.org/cp/swett.html

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Jagrup, Shavanna