The computerization of society
Subtitle: a report to the President of France
By: Simon Nora and Alain Minc.
Contributors: Minc, Alain, joint author.
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Computers and civilization; Telecommunication -- Social aspects -- France; Telecommunication -- France -- Data processing
Description: First published in 1978 as a report to France's president, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, "The Computerization of Society" became a best-seller abroad and the cause of instantaneous and widespread public discussion. When the Industrial Revolution was beginning, few people realized the importance of what was taking place. The singular importance of this report is that it comes to grips with a similar major technological event, showing how a new technology can reshape society and why the political system has to change to meet the new scale of economic life and the new patterns of social life that result. In this volume, two astute observers, aided by a team of technical specialists, have surveyed a major technological and social innovation and have proposed a unified national policy to deal with the impending changes. In the United States, where the scale of activities in this field is considerably larger than in France, there is as yet no national policy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Translation of L'informatisation de la societé.