Dead Paperless Society?

This is an excerpt from an article entitled "Paperless Society Falls By the Wayside" written by Sandra Gittlen for the Network World (08/28/02), and I quote:

A few years ago, I visited Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center. There, a host of researchers were working tirelessly to create what they referred to as a "paperless society." They said everything from newspapers to training manuals would be replaced by digital alternatives.

Now, almost four years later, I have seen little indication that their vision has been met - at least not in the world of training and education. Instead, each week, I receive in the mail books that number more than 500 pages each on topics such as voice over IP, wireless networks and security. Rather than going digital, they seem to be getting larger, with print houses trying to pack everything into what the binding can support.


This article is written five years ago.

I am going to spend the rest of my blog on a dream. A dream that one day we can help, in our own small way, save the earth by reducing if not eliminating society's addiction to paper and its paper-based products.

Lets together call this dream - "The Paperless Society"