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... TheFutureofthe Internet— AndHow to Stop It TheFutureofthe Internet AndHow to Stop It Jonathan Zittrain With a New Foreword by Lawrence Lessig and a New Preface by the Author ... regulation.48 Another example ofthe trade-offs of procrastination and trust can be found in the Internet’s absence of “quality of service,” a guarantee of bandwidth between one point and another The Internet ... attractive aesthetic, and it bottles some ofthe best innovations from the PC and Internet in a stable, controlled form The PC and Internet were the engines of those innovations, and if they can be...
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... understanding ofthe state of disruptive innovation in the industry: There is no common taxonomy or understanding of which innovations are the most relevant There is no clear understanding ofthe ... to be future predictions These scenarios are illustrations of particular aspects ofthe potential futureand are not meant to represent a complete view ofthe market and competitive landscape ... challenges to make the world cashless History ofthe payments industry Since the introduction of credit cards in the 1950s, debit cards in the 1980s andthe rise of e-commerce through the 1990s, electronic...
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... report was prepared for the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense (OSD) This research was conducted under the auspices ofthe Forces and Resources Policy Center ofthe RAND National Defense Research ... funded research and development center sponsored by the OSD, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department ofthe Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, andthe defense Intelligence ... gains As an illustration, Figure 1.1 shows a recent picture ofhowthe racial and ethnic distribution of officers Officer Classification andtheFutureof Diversity Among Senior Military Leaders...
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... of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, andthe Institute ofMedicineThe members ofthe committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard ... dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare Upon the authority ofthe charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that ... 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute...