By the end of the decade [the year 2000], we will very likely have a highly robust and widespread infrastructure in place for purpose of telecommuting, information gathering and exchange, electronic commerce, remote teaching and learning, and general education. We may well find ourselves using the system for voice and video applications as well as group activities.
Predictor: Cerf, Vinton G.
Prediction, in context:In an informative section of Vinton Cerf’s section of the MCI Worldcom Web site, he writes about the history of the Internet and also makes some predictions. Cerf writes: ’It seems fair to observe that by the end of the decade [the year 2000], we will very likely have a highly robust and widespread infrastructure in place for purpose of telecommuting, information gathering and exchange, electronic commerce, remote teaching and learning, and general education. We may well find ourselves using the system for voice and video applications as well as group activities ranging from multiparty games to collaborative scientific work. Where this will all end up is anyones guess. The only way to find out is to get going!”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Communication
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Worldcom
Title, headline, chapter name: Suggested Readings and Prose
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.worldcom.com/global/resources/cerfs_up/prose/intoverview.xml
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Catalfumo, Cara J.