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The Future of Communications Technology
Love it or hate it, the Information Age is here, and computers make it all possible. It's National Science and Technology Week, and in this hour of Science Friday we'll take a look at the future of communications technology. From advanced networking to virtual reality, digital assistants to online libraries, we'll talk about how these technologies will change the way we work and live.
Guests:
Guests: Doug Barney
News and Market Trends Editor
Network World
Framingham, MA
George Strawn
Director, Division of Networking, Communications Research
and Infrastructure
National Science Foundation
Arlington, VA
Maria Zemankova
Deputy Director, Division of Information, Robotics and Intelligent Systems
National Science Foundation
Arlington, VA
Lana Porter
President
Ameritech Library Services
Provo, UT
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