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The synergism of current technologies for digital data processing and management , networking , multimedia and hypermedia systems , and user-system interaction has spurred the development of working environments that go beyond the simple satisfaction of user needs : the electronic memory is being replaced by the information network with all its circulating and concentrated resources for information and computation , to which every user may contribute , modifying and updating data , and offering his own products . This deficiency spurred the development of new alloys and materials capable of defeating any armored threats . Just as the MCC and Sematech consortia spurred the development of Texas ' micro - electronics business in the 1980s , an academic center of excellence could serve as a catalyst for the state 's emerging biotech industry . The Chinese court 's prohibition of ceramic trade between 1436 and 1465 further spurred the development of the Vietnamese ceramic industry in the 15th century as the Vietnamese were able to step in to provide goods that were no longer available from China .