There is much money to be made in this new technology-based future; however, the Internet should not be developed for money, it should be used to enhance the quality of life for all people in the pursuit of world peace.
Predictor: Nishi, Kazuhiko
Prediction, in context:In a newsletter article reporting on the Internet Society’s INET ’95, George Grimes, dean of learning resources and technologies at Eastern Michigan University, quotes a speech made by Kazuhiko Nishi, founder of ASCII of Japan. Grimes writes: ”Nishi concluded by saying, ‘There is much money to be made in this new technology-based future; however, the Internet should not be developed for money, it should be used to enhance the quality of life for all people in the pursuit of world peace.'”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Global Relationships/Politics
Subtopic: Peacekeeping/Warfare
Name of publication: ISOC INET '95 (conference)
Title, headline, chapter name: Fifth Annual Internet Society Conference Draws 1,500
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.macul.org/newsletter/1996/January96/doc14.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney