Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment (2009)

Chapter: 2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society

Previous Chapter: 1 Defining the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem
Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Information Technology: The Essential Enabler for the Information Society." National Research Council. 2009. Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12174.
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Next Chapter: 3 The Changing Landscape of the U.S. Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: 1995-2007
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