The Future of the Internet
A global, low-cost network thrives
By 2020, worldwide network interoperability will be perfected, allowing smooth data flow, authentication, and billing; mobile wireless communications will be available to anyone anywhere on the globe at an extremely low cost.
By 2020, the world will be leveled into one big political, social, and economic space; English will be so indispensable that it displaces some languages.
By 2020, human input will be cut by intelligent agents to such an extent technology beyond our control will generate dangers and dependencies that will not be recognized until it is impossible to reverse them.
Public and private lives will become increasingly transparent on a global level. Looking at the big picture, this will make the world a better place by 2020; the benefits will outweigh the costs.
By 2020, virtual reality will allow more productivity from people in technologically based communities, than from the “real world,” but virtual reality will also lead to serious addiction problems for many.
In his book, The World is Flat, Thomas Friedman writes that the power of the Internet makes it possible for individuals to collaborate and compete globally. By 2020, current national boundaries will be completely blurred and be replaced by human organizations tied together by global networks.
People left behind by accelerating technology will self-segregate from modern society. Some will live “off the grid” to seek peace, while others will violently protest technology.
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Future_of_Internet_2006.pdf
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