The NII will create important changes in professional-layperson relationships. As nonprofessionals gain increased access to databases on the network, they will begin to increase their awareness of a multitude of topics that previously were the strict provinces of the professional. The long-term result will be the creation of a much better informed citizenry.
Predictor: National Research Council
Prediction, in context:In 1994, the NRENaissance Committee, appointed by the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council, produced a special report titled “Realizing the Information Future: The Internet and Beyond.” Among the committee members were Internet pioneers Leonard Kleinrock, David Clark, David Farber, Lawrence Landweber and Robert Kahn. The committee’s goal was to “study issues raised by the shift to a larger, more truly national networking capability.” Among its statements about the blossoming of the National Information Infrastructure (NII) is this:”The NII will create important changes in professional-layperson relationships. As nonprofessionals gain increased access to databases on the network, they will begin to increase their awareness of a multitude of topics that previously were the strict provinces of the professional. The long-term result will be the creation of a much better informed citizenry.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: Realizing the Information Future: The Internet and Beyond
Title, headline, chapter name: Lifelong Education
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://stills.nap.edu/html/rtif/
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney