The advent of the digital economy has the potential to dramatically
change the conventional interrelationships among individuals,
enterprises and society. There can be little doubt that to achieve
vigorous socioeconomic developments in the 21st century, people will
have to aggressively use information technology to boost innovation and
to organically link the results of that innovation to solutions to
global environmental issues and social challenges such as the
opportunity divide. We are responsible for taking advantage of the
opportunities opened up by the digital economy and for turning those
opportunities into things that reflect our values and goals. The book
examines the overall impact of the digital economy and the development
of a practical institutional design.