Incidentally, the generation which is in the prime will peak out within 10 years in some Asian countries such as China and Korea, and aging will progress following the path of Japan.
Indeed, many organizations are developing elaborate workarounds and other contingency plans as insurance against Y2K disruptions. Thus, uncertainty about the ultimate effectiveness of Y2K remediation programs already is affecting corporate investment and production plans and obviously will be with us until at least January 2000.