Intelligence networks, overview, purpose and policies in the context of global social change

Abstract

The growth of information networks coupled to the emergence of intelligent databases and expert systems will not only profoundly affect our daily lives, particularly in areas of education and commerce, but will also begin to alter human society as it continues to develop a global central nervous system, including the equivalent of a global brain.

Citation

Stonier, T. (1986), "Intelligence networks, overview, purpose and policies in the context of global social change", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 38 No. 9, pp. 269-274. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb060047