The Future of the Information Revolution in Europe
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This report contains the proceedings of a conference focused on the information revolution in Europe, that was held in Limelette, Belgium,in April 2001. Participants in this conference argued that the information revolution is following a somewhat different course in Europe than in America: the process of “creative destruction” by which new technologies and business paradigms replace their predecessors is proceeding more slowly, Europe’s emphasis on economic and social equity results in a less aggressive approach to new IT business opportunities than does the “winner-take-all” business mentality in the U.S., and Europe’s “top down” planning mentality is fostering more deliberate decision making. As a result, the information revolution has been proceeding slower in Europe than in America, with the U.S. in thevanguard in most IT-related areas and Europe following along somewhat behind. This is likely to continue for at least the next few years, if not longer.
About the Author
RICHARD O. HUNDLEY (Ph.D., Physics, California Institute of Technology) is a Senior Physical Scientist, Technology and Applied Sciences Group, and Senior Research Leader, NSRD Acquisition and Technology Policy Center, at RAND, Santa Monica, California.
Robert H. Anderson (Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Harvard University) is a Senior Information Scientist at RAND. Research areas include social implications of the information revolution; security and safety of internetted networks; computer languages and support environments for modeling and simulation; human-computer interface; use of computers for C3I and defenseintelligence operations; and software development methodologies.
Tora Kay Bikson (University of California at Los Angeles, Ph.D., Psychology) is a Behavioral Scientist at RAND and Technical Consultant for the Information Systems Coordination Committee of the United Nations.
Maarten Botterman (Masters Degree Business Economics Erasmus University Rotterdam) os a programme director, research leader at RAND Europe.
Jonathan A. K. Cave (Stanford University September 1975 August 1979 Ph. D. economics – game theory) is a senior economist at RAND.
CARL RICHARD NEU (Ph.D., Economics, 1975, Harvard University) is a senior economist at RAND.