The information society-the reality is now, through national computer policies

The author discusses the developing consensus for societal directions among unlike cultures resulting from the spread of computer technology. He demonstrates this for three groups: (1) those nations on the Pacific rim, in Europe, and in South America that have published formal national computer policy (NCP) position papers; (2) those nations that have not adopted formal NCP positions as yet but are in the process of developing them; and (3) those nations that have made no explicit attempt to write a single comprehensive NCP plan.<>