The Senate’s actions bring schools and businesses and research centers a significant step closer to the powerful computers and high-speed networks that will make their work more rewarding, more profitable, and more effective.
Predictor: Gore, Al
Prediction, in context:In a 1991 article for The Houston Chronicle, Joe Abernathy quotes a segment of the statement Al Gore made after the passing of the High Performance Computing Act of 1991: ”‘The Senate’s actions bring schools and businesses and research centers a significant step closer to the powerful computers and high-speed networks that will make their work more rewarding, more profitable, and more effective,’ Gore said in a prepared statement. ‘The U.S. lead in high-performance computing is being threatened by our competitors [in other nations, especially Japan], who recognize the importance of this technology and its value in the world economy. This research program and this network help ensure that the U.S. remains on the cutting edge of these technologies.'”
Biography:Al Gore, a former U.S. senator and vice president, made the future of technology an important part of his political agenda and was a leader in technology policymaking in the years before and during the Clinton Administration. Internet pioneers said his support had significant impact in the building of the U.S. network. (Legislator/Politician/Lawyer.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1991
Topic of prediction: Global Relationships/Politics
Subtopic: Democracy
Name of publication: Houston Chronicle
Title, headline, chapter name: ‘Data Superhighway’ for Nations’ Computers Approved by Congress
Quote Type: Partial quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
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