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Entrepreneurs and the Information Age
 
Entrepreneurs and the Information Age

Entrepreneurs and the Information Age

Teacher's Reference Material

Terms to Define


  • Entrepreneur
  • Intelligence
  • Achievement
  • Success
  • Failure
  • Data mining
  • Privacy
  • Internet
  • Integrated Public Offering (IPO)

Topics to Research


  • What technical obstacles must be overcome before the full potential of information technologies can be realized?
  • What are the societal issues that need to be addressed before the full potential of information technologies can be realized?
  • What characteristics should an entrepreneur possess in order to be successful?
  • What effects did other technological innovations, such as electricity, telephone, radio, etc., have on society?

Issues to Consider


  • Is failure always a negative outcome?
  • Who should determine which types of information should be made freely available?
  • How will security and privacy conflict with the need for the gathering, analysis and dissemination of information?
  • What role should governments play in the collection, analysis and dissemination of information?
  • What role should private industry play in the collection, analysis and dissemination of information?
  • What are the potentials for abuse of information technology?
  • The featured guests are described as achievers. Does achievement differ from success, and in what ways? How would you define achievement?