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My Ariadne’s thread: Science

I liked to tell my students about the intrinsic value of
information in science. Generally speaking:
- when you read a book, you're between 18 and 24 months
late:
- when you read a magazine (monthly, quarterly...), you’re
between 12 and 18 months late;
- when you take part in a "State of the art" seminar, you’re
between 6 and 12 months late;

- when you tour a research centre and are asked to sign a
"Non-disclosure Agreement", you have an overview of the
situation and the outlook for 3 or 5 years or even longer.

This is a key point for large corporations who need to
change their working environments. They need to
have a medium- and long-term vision.
You can't change the global IT systems of companies
like McDonald's, Visa, Barclays Bank, Boeing,
General Motors... without knowing the technological
outlook for the years ahead.

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