2. International Consulting in the Era of Teleconferencing

The projected growth of teleconferencing for the remainder of the 1980s parallels the dynamic growth of computers in the early 1970s. At the beginning of the current decade, the proliferation of personal computers for managers and executives, and word‐processing technology for secretarial operations plus burgeoning access to online research services clearly signalled the integration of computers into the mainline of American business and professional life. By the 1990s teleconferencing will be integrated into the communications technology in both the public and private sectors making the next decade the era of teleconferencing.