From Internet to Infobahn
Everything we read, spend money on, or do will literally be a database … Many people believe that privacy will be the nightmare issue of the NII.
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From Internet to Infobahn
We have to figure out what “universal access” means … I don’t think it means 24 hours of access to 500 channels of mud wrestling.
Data Highways: Can We Get There From Here? COmplex Problems of Funding, Standards, Rules Remain Unresolved as Grids’ Construction Begins
You’ll be able to see “Terminator 2” at any time of the day or night … I don’t know that the world is going to be greatly changed [for the better by this opportunity].
A Few Simple Questions, with Few Good Answers
The U.S. government and industry should proceed with caution in entering the new digital age. High-capacity fiber systems probably will become a mainstay of all developed countries’ telecom infrastructure at some point in the next millennium. For the moment, however, it might be wise to slow the whole process down a bit.
A Few Simple Questions, with Few Good Answers
The educational benefit of a high-capacity network is less than clear. The image of “Johnny” calling up full-motion video material along with a classroom or textual discussion of a major historical event is quite attractive; but it is difficult to see what this would add to Johnny’s understanding of the Treaty of Rome. Much of this function can be – and already is – handled through relatively low-tech equipment, such as VCRs.
A Few Simple Questions, with Few Good Answers
It seems questionable whether providing U.S. homes and schools with 20-30 gigahertz of capacity would accomplish much, since most lack terminal devices … Personal computers are not predominantly found in inner-city, low-income residences or schools. Indeed, most U.S. public schools have a difficult time in supporting enough technology to teach the fundamentals of computing.
A Few Simple Questions, with Few Good Answers
How much will it cost? Present estimates run between $300 billion and $1 trillion – obviously not rendering a lot of precision … If the high cost estimates turn out to be accurate, the RBOCs (serving 80 percent of U.S. households) may not be able to place enough debt to implement the NII.
Agenda for Action 3
The best schools, teachers and courses would be available to all students, without regard to geography, distance, resources or disability. Services that improve America’s health care system and respond to other important social needs could be available online, without waiting in line, and where you needed them.
Ellison, Gates Jockey for Position on Info Highway at IDC’s European IT Forum
For technology to become “pervasive” it has to be “more noticeable by its absence than its presence,” … like electricity or running water. When it does, the number of suppliers will shrink, and it will be harder for companies to differentiate themselves.
Ellison, Gates Jockey for Position on Info Highway at IDC’s European IT Forum
Job applicants coming out of college today [will] not ask to see organization charts, but would rather know “what’s the size of the pipe” available to their desktops.