At 25, the World Wide Web has become an integral part
of life. A recent Pew Research study found 87% of adults in the United States
use the Internet, 90% admit the Internet has been good for them, and 76%
believe it’s been good for society.
In another Pew study, technology experts said that by
2039 access to the Internet will be like flipping a switch for electricity and an
Internet of Things will allow artificial intelligence-enhanced, cloud-based
information storage and sharing via smartphones, wearable technology, and smart
appliances.
Most of the innovation will come about as digital
natives grow older. Those individuals are currently in school or on campus.
“The first generation that grew up on the web is
hitting maturity,” Jeff Jaffe, CEO of the World Wide Web Consortium, told Computerworld.
“Everything that’s happened until recently was with people who weren’t web
natives by birth using technology and using it to improve life. I can only
imagine when you have digital natives hitting maturity the level of innovation
will be even greater.”
