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Konsbruck Robert LeeRoute de Chavannes, 27 CCH-1007 Lausanne-VidySwitzerlandImpacts of Information Technologyon Society in the new Century1 IntroductionIn the past few decades there has been a revolution in computing and communications, andall indications are that technological progress and use of Information Technology will continueat a rapid pace. Accompanying and supporting the dramatic increases in the power and useof new Information technologies has been the declining cost of communications as a result ofboth technological improvements and increased competition. According to Moore s law theprocessing power of microchips is doubling every 18 months. These advances present manysignificant opportunities but also pose major challenges.
signi cant opportunities but also pose major challenges. Today, innovations in information technology are having wide-ranging e ects across numerous domains of society, and policy makers are acting on issues involving economic productivity, intellectual property rights, privacy protection, and a ordability of and access to information.
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