| Sumario: | Part of a special section on technology and international policy in the information age. The writer argues that the world is entering an historical period of big change, which he defines as migration—human passage from one place of identity to another—and revolution—the ratification of the place that change makes—combined. He concentrates on big change in the U.S., and identifies the Infosphere as the vehicle of change. He defines the Infosphere as being the fusion of the world's communication networks, databases, and sources of information into a vast, intertwined, and heterogeneous tapestry of electronic interchange. He argues that migration of people to the Infosphere partly depends on them regarding it as important to their life and work, but also on them viewing it as a human place that is comfortable, familiar, and social. He contends that when people collectively reach this crest of recognition, their migration will induce a cultural watershed that will result in the Infosphere becoming central to the life of society.
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