[High-Performance Computing Communications and networked communication can be key in future government information delivery.] The subelement supports work in implementing new programs to develop and apply high-performance computing and high-speed networking technologies to vastly improve public access to information generated by Federal, state, and local governments.
Predictor: Information Infrastructure Technology and Applications (IITA) Task Group: High-Performance Computing and Communications Information Technology Subcommittee
Prediction, in context:In a final draft of their Dec. 1, 1993, recommendations for the National Information Infrastructure, members of the High-Performance Computing Communications and Information Technology subcommittee write the following: ”[High-Performance Computing Communications and networked communication can be key in future government information delivery.] The subelement supports work in implementing new programs to develop and apply high-performance computing and high-speed networking technologies to vastly improve public access to information generated by Federal, state, and local governments. Work includes projects to connect agency depository libraries and other sources of government information to the Internet to enable public access; and to demonstrate, test, and evaluate technologies to increase such access and effective use of government information.”
Date of prediction: December 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Information Infrastructure Technology and Applications - Report of the IITA Task Group: High-Performance Computing Communications and Information Technology Subcommittee
Title, headline, chapter name: 3.5 National Challenges
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.ifla.org/documents/infopol/us/iita.txt
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Kohlhagen, Kelly C.