Networking technology and reduced computer costs will bring to minorities, poor people, and rural America information and opportunities that have previously been reserved for the elite, urban upper class.
Predictor: Ehlers, Vern
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for Roll Call, Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-Mich.), a member of the House Oversight Committee, writes: ”The policy implications of the Internet would not be so interesting if the potential to transform our world were not so great. Networking technology and reduced computer costs will bring to minorities, poor people, and rural America information and opportunities that have previously been reserved for the elite, urban upper class. Historically, the printing press empowered an emerging middle class. In the 21st century, information technology will expand the same trend on a global scale and encompass citizens of every background and interest.”
Date of prediction: October 23, 1995
Topic of prediction: Community/Culture
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Roll Call
Title, headline, chapter name: Beyond the Cyberhype: What the Internet Means to the Congressman of the Future
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=1f37df3b0f77fee358192406b390d456&_docnum=1&wchp=dGLbVzb-lSlzV&_md5=325be2b2fd413311380d6314a2bafcfc
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Garrison, Betty