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A Danish Strategy for the Information Society

Preface
Summary
1. The Global Short-Circuit and the Explosion of Information
        Technological trends
        A Dramatic Increase in Capacity and Lowering of Prices
        A Dramatic Increase in Network Capacity and Lower Costs of Transmission
        The Fusion of Various Media
        Virtual Reality
        Cyberspace
        Hot New Medium: Text

2. A Danish Strategy for the Information Society
        The Opinion of the Committee:
        The Approach of the Committee:
        A Danish View on Information, Knowledge and Welfare
        Strategy

3. The Electronic Service Network of the Public Sector
        The National Population Register (CPR)
        The National Business Register (CVR)

4. Utilization of Data and Protection of Personal Data

5. A Better Health Sector with more Efficient Treatment

6. The "Global Village" of Research

7. New Ways in the Educational System
        Adult Education

8. Children, IT and Primary and Lower Secondary School

9. The Libraries in the Age of IT

10. The Mass Media Through New Channels
        Future TV
        Digital TV
        HDTV
        The 16:9 format
        New TV sets
        "Pay-per-view"
        "Video-on Demand"

11. Better Traffic With IT

12. The Companies' Network
        EDI
        The Companies' Reports to the public sector

13. New and Cheaper Tele-Communication Services

14. Open Network of Society
        Diatel
        Shopping and information search via PC

15. Everyday Life of the Danes: Life at Work - Life at Home

16. The Disabled Persons in the Information Society

17. Implementation of the Strategy