Publisher's Synopsis
Spectrum Startegy Consultants were commissioned by the Department of Trade and Industry to undertake a pilot exercise to determine how to measure and analyze the UK's progress towards the "information society". This report summarizes Spectrum's findings. It aims to give an overall picture of the development of the "information society" in nine countries, identifying ideas which justify further monitoring and exploration in greater detail. The project compares the UK with the USA, Canada, Japan, France, Germany, Australia, Sweden and Singapore.