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<B><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color="#FFFF00"><FONT size="+2">Digital Economy Vision</B></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>
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<LI><FONT face="Arial"><FONT color="#FFFF00"><FONT size="-2">Internet will evolve into a free-market, agent-based economy</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Arial"><FONT color="#FFFFFF"><FONT size="-2"><BR>
</FONT></FONT></FONT><UL><LI><FONT face="Arial"><FONT color="#FFFFFF"><FONT size="-2">Today: simple e-commerce agents<BR>
</FONT></FONT></FONT><UL><LI><FONT face="Arial"><FONT color="#FFFFFF"><FONT size="-2">BidClick bidding agent on amazon.com<BR>
<LI>pricebot on books.com<BR>
</FONT></FONT></FONT></UL><LI><FONT face="Arial"><FONT color="#FFFFFF"><FONT size="-2">Ultimately: billions of interacting economic agents<BR>
</FONT></FONT></FONT><UL><LI><FONT face="Arial"><FONT color="#FFFFFF"><FONT size="-2">will exchange information goods and services<BR>
<LI>will create rich, dynamic economic web<BR>
<LI>will constitute major portion of global economic activity<-<BR>
</FONT></FONT></FONT></UL></UL><LI><FONT face="Arial"><FONT color="#FFFF00"><FONT size="-2">Our goals</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Arial"><FONT color="#FFFFFF"><FONT size="-2"><BR>
</FONT></FONT></FONT><UL><LI><FONT face="Arial"><FONT color="#FFFFFF"><FONT size="-2">Theory: fundamental science<BR>
<LI>Prototype: learn how to design agents and infrastructures<BR>
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