subject: Is the Net truly global? [print this page] The Internet has wired the world, but how many people are actually benefiting from it ? One of the most interesting features of this era of globalization is how any entrepreneur with the right imagination, Internet bandwidth and a small amount of capital can assemble a global company by matching workers and customers from anywhere to do anything fro anyone. maybe the most important rule in today's increasingly flat world is this: Whatever can be done, will be done because so many people now have access to the tools of innovation and connectivity. The only question is : Will it be done by you or to you? To realize this vision of virtuality, the supporting infrastructure must be in place. Progressive nations must insist on all organizations and individuals having low cost access to the fastest and most robust broadband networks on which data can be sent across speedily. Policy makers must also be forward thinking when it comes to fostering new technologies. Advances in the virtual world not only bring ease and raise output, but also increase economic gains. Virtually any task, it seems , from Doctors to learning, can be done virtually.
Being online can give businesses a competitive advantage, enable people to learn and keep on learning, improve health care and allow governments to provide their citizens with better services- all with greater ease and for better productivity. Success stories , of how the world has begun to live and work successfully in a virtual environment, abound. For instance, in US, the University of Phoenix alone has awarded more than 500,000 online degrees. The virtual world has also changed the way the tough train. Simulated military training, for instance, prepares military leaders to make the split-second decisions on the battlefield. Across industries, virtualization is transforming manufacturing too. For instance, car makers now use simulations instead of physical models to test products and experiment with manufacturing techniques. In United States, General Motors saved US$90 million after it shifted to e-prototypes.
Is the Net truly global?
By: YOKE FONG
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