Kozmetsky George Ruefli Timothy Morris (1 results)

Wraps. Condition: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. vi, 49, [1] pages. Illustrations. Appendixes [List of Study Participants, Summary of Japanese Computer White Paper, and Summary and Findings of OECD Study on Information for a Changing Society--Some Policy Considerations]. Cover has some wear and soiling. This was prepared for The Senior Executives Council of The Conference Board. George Kozmetsky (October 5, 1917 - April 30, 2003 in Austin, Texas) was an American technology innovator, businessman, educator, author and philanthropist. He co-founded Teledyne Inc. and was the dean of The University of Texas College of Business Administration for 16 years. In 1977 Dr. Kozmetsky founded the IC Institute, a think tank charged with researching the intersection of business, government and education. In 1993 he received the National Medal of Technology Award from President Bill Clinton. This report is a formulation of the more compelling issues that call for immediate policy-level attention. The propositions and initiatives which were formulated are discussed in chapters covering areas such as understanding information technology; the need for an independent center to formulate national information policy; impacts of information technology on questions of individual privacy and the public interest; sociological impact of information technology on changing values, concepts, and life styles; the desirability, requirements, and priorities for the development of new nationwide information systems; implications of information technology for management; uses of information technology and the systems approach for national problem solving, resources allocation, and opportunity development; research and development; closing the literacy gap between users and nonusers of communications technology; and maintaining talents and skills essential to an information dependent society.