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A FORECAST
Pages 21-26

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... When possible' the discussion, which parallels the forces identifies both the pathways that will enable a particular forecast to emerge and the impediments that may prevent it. TECHNOLOGY The sense of the workshop participants was that there is a high probability that technology changes will continue to accelerate and that the growth rates of information and telecommunications technologies will increase.
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From page 22...
... Partnerships between public and private sectors were identified by workshop participants as a significant pathway that can facilitate economic growth. Despite these forces and changes, there continue to be marry sources of uncertainty regarding the future.
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From page 23...
... tax code thus creates a demand for information, which in turn leads to information use and increased business for various elements of the spatial data community. Workshop participants discussed many areas where legislative actions might impact the future of spatial data and technology, including patents, intellectual property rights, database liability, and tax research credits.
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From page 24...
... State and local governments may see benefits to their communities that can be stimulated by tax incentives. Workshop participants felt confident that new technologies would ultimately lead to the empowerment of many individuals through better and more rapid access to public data, the ability to present data in more persuasive ways, improved communications and technologies to support collaboration, and the power of the Internet and the World Wide Web for rapid publication and dissemination of ideas and data.
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From page 25...
... There is a transition in systems planning that involves greater citizen participation, which could require different types of users and uses of spatial data. It remains uncertain whether the citizens of this nation will be adequately prepared in 20 ~ 0 to reason spatially or to deal with spatial data.
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