As we close out this century, the United States is ground zero in the latest assault on geographic impediments. The net result of this for governments is an increasing encroachment of a new set of global influences on communities and regions throughout the world. A recent U.S Department of Commerce report, The Emerging Digital Economy, notes computing and communications are a booming industry, responsible for more than a quarter of the nation's economic growth over the last five years. Along this line, a new book, The Death of Distance by Frances Cairncross of the Economist magazine, is a handy road map. Please list your telephone number for confirmation.
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