Since the founding of CITS in 1999, some of the most salient details of information revolution are new, but the major issues remain unchanged. Americans are still debating the "digital divide."
In April of 2002 CITS released: The Internet in Campaign 2000: How Poitical Web Sites Reinforce Partisan Engagement, a report based on a multi-method study conducted by Professors Bruce Bimber, UCSB and Richard Davis of BYU.
The Center for Information Technology and Society (CITS) was founded with the goal of promoting research at UCSB into the human and societal dimensions of information technology. The premise of the Center is that in coming decades, the use of new information technologies will produce profound changes in the way people live, work, and interact. For societies to understand these changes and to make wise choices about them will require a concerted effort among researchers in virtually every field of the academy.
If you were to pick a technology that will have a significant impact on society within the next 5-10 years, what would that technology be and what impact do you see it having?
