The digital revolution is in full force, yet its ramifications for government, business, and society remain unclear. Many public and private sector leaders are not sure how to achieve the full potential of digital technologies. In The Next Wave, Darrell West focuses on the next wave of technologies and how they can further social and political innovation.
Darrell M. West is vice president of Governance Studies and director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution. Among his many previous books are Brain Gain: Rethinking U.S. Immigration Policy and Digital Medicine: Health Care in the Internet Era, both published by Brookings, and Digital Government: Technology and Public Sector Performance (Princeton).
" The Next Wave covers a vast range of topics, from cloud computing in the public sector to broadband infrastructure policy to electronic health to digital media. Each of these topics is of wide interest, even when taken in isolation. West's contribution is not only in surveying these topics, but more importantly in critically assessing policy and organizational barriers to the uses of technology for social and political change, and in proposing policy recommendations. [It] will be widely read, and it certainly has the potential to improve policy and, indeed, make government and society better." --Kevin Esterling, University of California-Riverside "If you want to understand the next wave of digital technologies, then Darrell West's book is a must-read. Darrell carefully outlines the five keys to effective innovation as well as describes the potential of new technologies. Read, learn, put it to use today and tomorrow." --Ted Leonsis, Monumental Sports & Entertainment "In the most compelling terms, Darrell West, one of the foremost experts on technology and government, demonstrates how technological innovation can transform the public, private, and social sectors, enabling organizations to save money and accelerate performance and individuals to improve our quality of life. As a keen social scientist with a sensitivity to the constraints of public officials, Darrell West provides a concrete road map for becoming more innovative and teaching ourselves and our institutions how to learn." --Beth Simone Noveck, New York Law School
" The Next Wave covers a vast range of topics, from cloud computing in the public sector to broadband infrastructure policy to electronic health to digital media. Each of these topics is of wide interest, even when taken in isolation. West's contribution is not only in surveying these topics, but more importantly in critically assessing policy and organizational barriers to the uses of technology for social and political change, and in proposing policy recommendations. [It] will be widely read, and it certainly has the potential to improve policy and, indeed, make government and society better." --Kevin Esterling, University of California-Riverside "If you want to understand the next wave of digital technologies, then Darrell West's book is a must-read. Darrell carefully outlines the five keys to effective innovation as well as describes the potential of new technologies. Read, learn, put it to use today and tomorrow." --Ted Leonsis, Monumental Sports & Entertainment "In the most compelling terms, Darrell West, one of the foremost experts on technology and government, demonstrates how technological innovation can transform the public, private, and social sectors, enabling organizations to save money and accelerate performance and individuals to improve our quality of life. As a keen social scientist with a sensitivity to the constraints of public officials, Darrell West provides a concrete road map for becoming more innovative and teaching ourselves and our institutions how to learn." --Beth Simone Noveck, New York Law School
