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(and still is) characterized by three things: “(1) the convergence and inte-

gration of communication and data processing technologies into informa-

tion technology (IT), (2) the pervasive influence of IT on economic

activity, such that most workers are information workers and most prod-

ucts are information products, and (3) application of IT networks through-

out the economic institutions, organizations, and processes, resulting in a

very high degree of fl exibility, weakening of regulatory control, and accelera-

tion of globalization.”

Economist and entrepreneur Marc Porat, who created foundational ...