ICTs, the Internet and Sustainability: An interview with Jim MacNeill
IISD's David Souter interviews Jim MacNeill, former secretary-general of the Brundtland Commission and lead author of Our Common Future, on sustainable development, technology and social organization.
Do ICTs make it easier or more difficult to grow and prosper within earth's natural limits?
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