BBC Computer Literacy Project

When George Bush was elected president, he could thank computers for much of his campaign success. But political commentators claim that computers have raised disturbing civil rights issues.

Expert systems are helping human professionals solve many problems. But as experience from the military shows, they can be misused.

Computer software has no safety standards. Lives may have been lost by computer failures and experts predict major disasters in the future.

A recruitment agency is trying to computerise its office. What problems does it face?

Robot servants are still a long way off, but automated homes offer ageing populations a graceful way to grow old.