Culture Identity and Information Technology in the 21st Century

<p>While it is impossible to predict the values and beliefs of future generations a modest forecast is made by tracing global trends in the use of language and media as well as in the use of information and communication technologies. The potential implications of these culture and identity trends for the strength of the U.S. signal in the global info-communication sphere are analyzed. The author suggests that the information that will dominate the 21st century particularly the beliefs and values of foreign societies may increasingly and more directly impact our own national security making it ever more critical for policymakers to understand issues of cultural change and identity formation from a strategic perspective.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>