Leader : Ian Pearson Rapporteur :

This group began with an open brainstorming session intended to identify major political, economic and social issues raised by the information revolution that had not, in the view of participants, been sufficiently addressed in the conference plenary sessions. Such issues would be of concern to Europe but not exclusively so. Next the group focused its attention on information revolution questions and projections that are either unique to or particularly characteristic of Europe. It subsequently addressed various kinds of modifying factors that would affect the pace and shape of the information society in different parts of Europe. Finally, the group reviewed the range of ideas it had generated and attempted to capture them in four possible future scenarios for Europe. The discussion that follows is ordered to reflect the organization of the group process summarized here.