Ian Angell
Ian Angell is Europe's leading IT guru and visionary. He is
Professor of Information Systems at the London School of
Economics, arguably the most prestigious Information Systems
Chair in the United Kingdom, and a member of the United
Nations Steering Committee of Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization at the Regional Office for Science
and Technology for Europe, based in Venice. Ian was educated
at the University of Wales and the University of London.
He began his academic career in 1971 as a lecturer at Royal
Holloway College, University of London. In 1984 he was appointed
a senior lecturer at University College, London, before
joining the LSE in 1986 as Professor of Information Systems.
Ian is also the editor of the Macmillan series on information
systems and a founder member of the European Organization
for East-West Cooperation.His many publications include:
A Practical Introduction To Computer Graphics, High Resolution
Computer Graphics Using C, Information Systems Management,
Advanced Graphics on VGA and XGA Cards with Borland C++,
and Intelligence: Logical or Biological. With this expert
grasp of his subject, Ian is able to speak with authorityon
the global consequences of IT; applications of new technology
- risks and opportunities; organizational and national IT
strategies; strategic information systems; applied computing
in organizations; computer graphics; and multi-media information
environments. He also contributes extensively to various
academic and professional journals. Ian acts as a consultant
on information systems and international and organizational
IT policies to some of the leading companies in the UK and
the world. His ideas concerning the future of work have
been reported widely in newspapers all over the globe. He
is frequently requested for media appearances, commentating
on developments in IT and making authoritative forecasts
on possible future scenarios for business.
A recent profile in The London Times, described him as the
"Angell of Doom", in reference to his prediction of the
painful changes in the cyberspace age - such as the end
of the nation state.Ian's growing reputation comes at the
culmination of ten years work developing a new perspective
on information systems, stressing that the social, economic
and organizational issues are more important than the technological
ones. He is about to publish a book on his latest ideas,
The New Barbarian Manifesto, in which he lays out his advice
on how to succeed in an increasingly brutal world.
