Just as Sakamoto helped bring about a social revolution that set Japan on the road to modernization, Son, Sawada and Nambu are calling for another revolution - one that will replace what they believe is an inefficient, outdated business culture with a new paradigm that will prepare Japan for the next century.

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While an EMP incident or attack has the potential to bring about a future like that featured in Revolution, such a result is by no means a forgone conclusion.

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"This city hopefully will bring the tech companies together and spark a new ICT revolution in Ghana, " she says, adding that the project could equip local techies with the necessary skills to develop apps that would solve community problems, as well as provide a platform for tech companies to find new talent and opportunities to invest in.

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While technology has great potential to bring about change, there is a dark side to the digital revolution that is too often ignored.

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All of this suggests that Big Data will not only be a revolution in data management and search, but that it will also likely bring to the fore a whole new generation of hot companies specializing in building and selling new tools for mining vast amounts of low-quality data for the rare nuggets.

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