The Digital Revolution is the change from analog and mechanical electronic technology to digital technology, that has taken place since c. 1980 and continues to the present day. Implicitly, the term also refers to the sweeping changes brought about by computing and communication technology during the latter half of the 20th century. Analogous to the Agricultural Revolution and Industrial Revolution, the Digital Revolution marked the beginning of the Information Age.
The information society, once a futuristic scenario, is now a reality. But the digital revolution is just getting started. Because technology is crucial for improving our quality of life and driving growth in the whole economy, technology is where Europe wants to be ahead.
It is perhaps a tribute (though a backhanded one) to the power of the moving image that it should be subject to far greater censorship than any other artistic medium. Current technology makes it effectively impossible to censor the written word, theatre censorship was abolished in 1968, and there has never been any systematic regulation of other art forms - anyone seeking to clamp down on such events must mount a private prosecution, a lengthy and expensive process.
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