National Information Infrastructure : The Federal Role

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Addresses the debate over the appropriate Federal role in promoting high technology research and commercialization in support of a national information infrastructure. Examines programs and legisla...

Addresses the debate over the appropriate Federal role in promoting high technology research and commercialization in support of a national information infrastructure. Examines programs and legislative initiatives that support information and telecommunications infrastructure, including Internet2, universal service, next generation Internet, large scale networking/high performance computing and communications, and technology opportunity program grants, and looks at education, health, and other applications supported by information infrastructure development.

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