If the government allows unimpeded data access, the Singaporean way of life will be radically transformed. Perhaps a cosmopolitan, more robust Singapore will emerge, or maybe it will be consumed. What does seem clear is that the information technology bell cannot be unrung.
Predictor: Sandfort, Sandy
Prediction, in context:In a 1993 article for Wired magazine, Sandy Sandfort covers the possibilities the Internet brings to the nation of Singapore. Sandfort writes: ”Progress means change and challenge. The paternalistic policies that seem to have worked for Singapore in the past may not be appropriate in tomorrow’s information age. Is the authoritarian, paternalistic leadership of Singapore flexible enough to meet the challenges of the NII, or will it break under the strain? If the government allows unimpeded data access, the Singaporean way of life will be radically transformed. Perhaps a cosmopolitan, more robust Singapore will emerge, or maybe it will be consumed. What does seem clear is that the information technology bell cannot be unrung.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: Global Relationships/Politicss
Subtopic: Third-World Nations
Name of publication: Wired
Title, headline, chapter name: The Intelligent Island: We Asked Sandy Sandfort to Tell Us Whether Technology Will Ultimately Liberate the Intelligent Island
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/1.04/sandfort_pr.html
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