{"id":95758,"date":"2010-02-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2010\/02\/19\/the-future-of-the-internet-iv\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:17:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:17:43","slug":"the-future-of-the-internet-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2010\/02\/19\/the-future-of-the-internet-iv\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of the Internet IV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In &#8220;The Future of the Internet IV,&#8221; Director Lee Rainie will be reporting on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2010\/Future-of-the-Internet-IV.aspx\"><strong>the results of a new survey<\/strong><\/a> of experts predicting what the Internet will look like in 2020. He will be speaking at\u00a0the <a title=\"2010 Annual Meeting | AAAS\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aaas.org\/meetings\/2010\/\">American Association for the Advancement of Science&#8217;s 2010 Annual Meeting<\/a> in San Diego.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can <strong><a title=\"The Future of the Internet IV\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2010\/Future-of-the-Internet-IV.aspx\">read the report on our website<\/a><\/strong>, or download the pdf <a href=\"~\/media\/Files\/Reports\/2010\/Future-of-internet-2010-AAAS-paper.pdf\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Future Of Internet IV | AAAS\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/5mpHI2qK0QVVL\" width=\"427\" height=\"356\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe> <div style=\"margin-bottom:5px\"> <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/PewInternet\/future-of-internet-iv-aaas\" title=\"Future Of Internet IV | AAAS\" target=\"_blank\">Future Of Internet IV | AAAS<\/a> <\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/PewInternet\" target=\"_blank\">Pew Research Center&#39;s Internet &amp; American Life Project<\/a><\/strong> <\/div><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our previous &#8220;<a title=\"Future of the Internet topic page\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/topics\/Future-of-the-Internet.aspx\">Future of the Internet<\/a>&#8221; reports, in which we\u00a0have asked experts and analysts to assess various scenarios about the evolution of technology and how technology change might affect social, political, and economic activity in the future, include:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2005\/The-Future-of-the-Internet.aspx\"> <strong>The Future of the Internet I<\/strong> <\/a>(2005):\u00a0The first of our\u00a0wide-ranging surveys finds that most experts expect the internet to be more deeply integrated in our physical environments \u2013 with mixed results.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2006\/The-Future-of-the-Internet-II.aspx\"> <strong>The Future of the Internet II<\/strong> <\/a> <strong> <\/strong>(2006):\u00a0This survey of technology thinkers and stakeholders shows they believe the internet will continue to spread in a &#8220;flattening&#8221; and improving world. There are many, though, who think major problems will accompany technology advances by 2020.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2008\/The-Future-of-the-Internet-III.aspx\"> <strong>The Future of the Internet III<\/strong> <\/a> <strong> <\/strong>(2008):\u00a0Our\u00a0last\u00a0survey of experts shows they expect major tech advances as the phone becomes a primary device for online access, voice-recognition improves, artificial and virtual reality become more embedded in everyday life, and the architecture of the internet itself improves. They disagree about whether this will lead to more social tolerance, more forgiving human relations, or better home lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further materials can be found at\u00a0Elon University&#8217;s website <a title=\"Imagining the Internet: A History and Forecast\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elon.edu\/predictions\/\"><strong>Imagining the Internet: A History and Forecast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director Lee Rainie will be reporting on the results of a new survey of experts predicting what the Internet will look like in 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