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About the Book: The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business
This is the most important-and fascinating-book yet writtenabout how the digital age will affect our world Walter Isaacson,author of Steve Jobs
From two leading thinkers, comes the widely anticipated book that describes a new, hugely connected world of the future, full of challenges and benefits which are ours to meet and harness.
The New Digital Age is the product of an unparalleled collaboration: full of the brilliant insights of one of Silicon Valleys great innovators-what Bill Gates was to Microsoft and Steve Jobs was to Apple, Schmidt (along with Larry Page and Sergey Brin) was to Google-and the Director of Google Ideas, Jared Cohen, formerly an advisor to both Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton.
Never before has the future been so vividly and transparently imagined. From technologies that will change lives (information systems that greatly increase productivity, safety and our quality of life, thought controlled motion technology that can revolutionize medical procedures, and near-perfect translation technology that allows us to have more diversified interactions) to our most important future considerations (curating our online identity and fighting those who would do harm with it) to the widespread political change that will transform the globe (through transformations in conflict, increasingly active and global citizenries, a new wave of cyber-terrorism and states operating simultaneously in the physical and virtual realms) to the ever present threats to our privacy and security, Schmidt and Cohen outline in great detail and scope all the promise and peril awaiting us in the coming decades.
About the Authors: Eric Schmidt, Jared Cohen
Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen are two of the leading thinkers of our time. Schmidt has taken Google from a small start-up business to one of the world’s most influential companies. Cohen is the Director of Google Ideas and a former advisor to both secretaries of state Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton. The New Digital Age is a unique and unparalleled collaboration between these two great minds.
Eric Schmidt is the Executive Chairman of Google. Prior to joining Google, he was the chairman and CEO of Novell and has held senior positions at a number of illustrious technology companies. He has a degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University as well as a masters and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley. He is also a member of President Obamas Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and is an active member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Jared Cohen is Director of Google Ideas and an Adjunct Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, he served as a member of the State Departments Policy Planning Staffand a close advisor to Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton, where hefocused on the Middle East, South Asia, counter-terrorism, and the development of "21st century statecraft." He was personally responsible for intervening to keep Twitter operating during the 2009 Green Revolution in Iran. He has a BA from Stanford University and an M.Phili n International Relations from Oxford University. He is fluent in Swahili.
Reviews
A brilliant guidebook for the next century .... Schmidt and Cohen offer adazzling glimpse into how the new digital revolution is changing our lives-Richard Branson
This is a book that defines both the nature of the new world which the internet is creating; and its challenges. It describes a technological revolution in the making. How we navigate it is a challenge for countries, communities and citizens. There are no twopeople better equipped to explain what it means than Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen-Tony Blair
Every day, technological innovations are giving people around the world new opportunities to shape their own destinies. In this fascinating book, Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen draw upon their unique experiences to show us a future of rising incomes, growing participation, and a genuine sense of community-if we make the right choices today-Bill Clinton
Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohens thoughtful, well?researched work elucidates the staggering impact of technology on our daily lives, as well as what surprising and incredible developments the future may hold. Readers might be left with more questions than answers, but thats the idea-we are at our best when we ask "Whats next?" -Elon Musk
Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen have produced a searching meditation on technology and world order. Even those who disagree with some of their conclusions will learn much from this thought-provoking volume-Henry A. Kissinger
The New Digital Age is must reading for anyone who wants to truly understand the depths of the digital revolution. Combining the skills of a social scientist and a computer scientist, Cohen and Schmidt blend the technical and the human, the scientific andthe political, in ways I rarely saw while in government. They challenge the readers imagination on almost every page. Indeed, what will be the impact of virtual and physical worlds coexisting, the first generation of humans to have an indelible record, ormore frequent revolutions without resolution as the digital age nurtures more celebrities than leaders. And these questions are just the beginning. Read on- General Michael Hayden, former Director of the CIA
This is the book I have been waiting for: a concise and persuasive description of technologys impact on war, peace, freedom and diplomacy. The New Digital Age is a guide to the future written by two experts who possess a profound understanding of humanitys altered prospects in a wireless world. There are insights on every page and surprising conclusions (and questions) in every chapter. For experts and casual readers alike, Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen have produced an indispensable book-Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State
'Every day, technological innovations are giving people around the world new opportunities to shape their own destinies. In this fascinating book, Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen draw upon their unique experiences to show us a future of rising incomes, growing participation, and a genuine sense of community - if we make the right choices today'-Bill Clinton
'Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen's thoughtful, well-researched work elucidates the staggering impact of technology on our daily lives, as well as what surprising and incredible developments the future may hold. Readers might be left with more questions than answers, but that's the idea - we are at our best when we ask "What's next?"'-Elon Musk
'Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen have produced a searching meditation on technology and world order. Even those who disagree with some of their conclusions will learn much from this thought-provoking volume' - Henry A. Kissinger
'The New Digital Age is must reading for anyone who wants to truly understand the depths of the digital revolution. Combining the skills of a social scientist and a computer scientist, Cohen and Schmidt blend the technical and the human, the scientific and the political, in ways I rarely saw while in government. They challenge the reader's imagination on almost every page. Indeed, what will be the impact of virtual and physical worlds coexisting, the first generation of humans to ...