The reason for American victory in the computer wars of the 1980s is that dynamic competition was allowed to occur in an area so breakneck and pell-mell that government wouldÕve had a hard time controlling it even had it been paying attention. The challenge for policy in the late 1990s is to permit, even encourage, dynamic competition in every aspect of the cyberspace marketplace.
Predictor: Dyson, Esther
Prediction, in context:The 1995 book “The Information Revolution,” edited by Donald Altschiller, carries a reprint of the Fall 1994, New Perspectives Quarterly article “Magna Carta for the Knowledge Age,” by social critics Esther Dyson, George Gilder, Jay Keyworth and Alvin Toffler. They write: ÒThe reason for American victory in the computer wars of the 1980s is that dynamic competition was allowed to occur in an area so breakneck and pell-mell that government wouldÕve had a hard time controlling it even had it been paying attention. The challenge for policy in the late 1990s is to permit, even encourage, dynamic competition in every aspect of the cyberspace marketplace.Ó
Biography:Esther Dyson was founding editor of Release 1.0 and a consultant and expert on computing and high-tech applications. She served as the president of EDventure Holdings. She founded the PC Forum, an annual conference and industry event. She had the highest profile of the women of technology in the 1990s. (Futurist/Consultant.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: Role of Govt./Industry
Name of publication: The Information Revolution (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Magna Carta for the Knowledge Age
Quote Type: Direct quote
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