It will be possible for manufacturers to communicate with their subcontractors and suppliers, not just in the dry language of orders and receipts, but in the form of three-dimensional, highly detailed blueprints and prototypes.
Predictor: Gore, Al
Prediction, in context:On March 23, 1993, a writer for Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report interviewed Al Gore about his responsibility as President Bill Clinton’s crafter of Internet policy. In the interview, Gore says: ”It will be possible for manufacturers to communicate with their subcontractors and suppliers, not just in the dry language of orders and receipts, but in the form of three-dimensional, highly detailed blueprints and prototypes.”
Date of prediction: March 23, 1993
Topic of prediction: Communication
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report
Title, headline, chapter name: Gore: Confident the U.S. Can Become ‘A Premiere Information Marketplace’
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web14.epnet.com/citation.asp?tb=1&_ug=dbs+0+ln+en%2Dus+sid+71ED3F2E%2DB019%2D4020%2DA3A5%2DF9FBA06473FD%40Sessionmgr4%2DSessionmgr3+CBE5&_us=bs+%22Gore%3A++Confident++the++U%2ES%2E++can++become%2E%2E%2E%22+cst+0%3B1+ds+%22Gore%3A++Confident++the++U%2ES%2E++can++become%2E%2E%2E%22+dstb+KS+hd+0+hs+%2D1+or+Date+ri+KAAACBWB00037840+sl+0+sm+KS+so+b+ss+SO+769F&fn=1&rn=1
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