Congressional policies that allow both non-commercial and commercial information providers to offer their services over the NREN will enhance the productivity and creativity of researchers, educators, students, and other NREN users.
Predictor: Kapor, Mitchell
Prediction, in context:In a 1992 appearance before a House subcommittee reviewing the management and operation of the National Science Foundation’s NSFNet, Electronic Frontier Foundation co-founder Mitchell Kapor states:”The more information that is accessible over the Internet, the greater its value to its users, but the potential of the Internet as an information-dissemination medium for both public and private institutions has only just begun to be explored. Congressional policies that allow both non-commercial and commercial information providers to offer their services over the NREN [National Research and Education Network] will enhance the productivity and creativity of researchers, educators, students, and other NREN users.”
Biography:Mitchell Kapor founded the Lotus Development Corporation and also founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation with WELL (Whole Earth ‘Lectronic Link) members John Perry Barlow and John Gilmore in 1990 in direct response to a threat to free speech. He was an outspoken supporter of open access to the Internet, and was asked to speak in many venues about the issue, including Congressional hearings. (Pioneer/Originator.)
Date of prediction: March 12, 1992
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology Hearing
Title, headline, chapter name: Hearing on the Management and Operation of the NSFNet by the National Science Foundation
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.eff.org/Publications/Mitch_Kapor/nsfnet_written_kapor_eff_hr_031292.testimony
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney