By an overwhelming margin, technology experts and stakeholders participating in a survey fielded by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center believe that innovative forms of online cooperation could result in more efficient and responsive for-profit firms, non-profit organizations, and government agencies by the year 2020.
A highly engaged set of respondents that included 895 technology stakeholders and critics participated in the online, opt-in survey. In this canvassing of a diverse number of experts, 72% agreed with the statement:
Some 26% agreed with the opposite statement, which posited:
“By 2020, governments, businesses, non-profits and other mainstream institutions will primarily retain familiar 20th century models for conduct of relationships with citizens and consumers online and offline.”
Cool, Educational, Fun! In the early 90's section of the Imagining the Internet document, you'll find a searchable database containing more than 4200 Internet related predictions from that time.
For statements/quotes about the future, the Voices of the People Database Offers Data Since 2004. The content comes from people around the world.
Sources: Internet & American Life Project and Elon University
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