The Revolution Yet to Happen

By 2047 almost all information will be in cyberspace—including a large percentage of knowledge and creative works. All information about physical objects, including humans, buildings, processes, and organizations, will be online. This trend is both desirable and inevitable. Cyberspace will provide the basis for wonderful new ways to inform, entertain, and educate people. The information and the corresponding systems will streamline commerce but will also provide new levels of personal service, health care, and automation. The most significant benefit will be a breakthrough in our ability to communicate remotely with one another using all our senses.