The NII could be used to create an “electronic commons” and promote public interest in the following ways: Community Access Networks: Grass-roosts networks are springing up all over the country, providing citizens with a wide range of information services. The National Information Infrastructure should expand a citizenÕs capacity for action in local institutions, as it must honor regional differences and the culture diversity of AmericaÕs heritage É Dissemination of government information: The free flow of information between the government and the public is essential to the democratic society. Improvements in the National Information Infrastructure provide a tremendous opportunity to improve the delivery of government information É Universal access: The NII must be used to bring Americans together, as opposed to allowing a further polarization between information “haves” and “have nots.”
Predictor: Information Infrastructure Task Force
Prediction, in context:The 1995 book “The Information Revolution,” edited by Donald Altschiller, carries a reprint of the 1993 report of the Information Infrastructure Task Force. In ÒThe National Information Infrastructure: Agenda for Action,Ó members of the commission report: ÒThe NII could be used to create an Ôelectronic commonsÕ and promote public interest in the following ways: Community Access Networks: Grass-roosts networks are springing up all over the country, providing citizens with a wide range of information services. The National Information Infrastructure should expand a citizenÕs capacity for action in local institutions, as it must honor regional differences and the culture diversity of AmericaÕs heritage É Dissemination of government information: The free flow of information between the government and the public is essential to the democratic society. Improvements in the National Information Infrastructure provide a tremendous opportunity to improve the delivery of government information É Universal access: The NII must be used to bring Americans together, as opposed to allowing a further polarization between information ÔhavesÕ and Ôhave nots.ÕÓ
Date of prediction: January 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: Global Relationships/Politics
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: The Information Revolution (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: The National Information Infrastructure: Agenda for Action.
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Pages 33, 34
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne