Committee for the Future 
        PARLIAMENT OF FINLAND 
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
              CHALLENGES OF THE GLOBAL 
                 INFORMATION SOCIETY 
                              
                              
                              
                         Pekka Himanen 
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                            2004 
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
        Committee for the Future 
        Parliament of Finland 
        Tel. +358 9 4321 
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        ISBN 951-53-2643-5 (nid.) 
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             Table of Contents 
              
             Foreword 
             MP, Mr Jyrki Katainen, Chairperson of the Committee for the Future 
              
              
              
             CHALLENGES OF THE GLOBAL INFORMATION SOCIETY                             
             Dr. Pekka Himanen 
              
              
             Objective of this review                                                1 
             Global trends                                                           2 
             Development scenarios                                                   3 
             The values of the reform of the European model                          6 
             Key concepts of social development                                      8 
             1. A creative economy                                                   9 
             2. A creative welfare society                                          13 
             3. Humanly meaningful development                                      16 
             4. A global culture                                                    19 
              
              
              
             Appendix 
             What is the Committee for the Future? 
             Dr Paula Tiihonen, Committee Counsel                                   25 
              
              
                                                                                      
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             Literature