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information on 90 different subjects, such as applying
for student loans or resolving tenant-landlord
disputes. These kiosks have reduced the cost of job-
match services from $150 to $40 per person. 3. Establish a National Law Enforcement/Public Safety Network:
Whether responding to natural or technological disasters, or
performing search and rescue or interdiction activities,
federal, state, and local law enforcement and public safety
workers must be able to communicate with each other
effectively, efficiently, and securely. Currently, federal,
state and local law enforcement agencies have radio systems
which can not communicate with each other because they
occupy different parts of the spectrum.
4. Demonstrate and Provide Governmentwide Electronic Mail:
Government-wide e-mail can provide rapid communications
among individuals and groups, break down barriers to
information flows between and within agencies, allow better
management of complex interagency projects, and permit more
communication between government officials and the public.
TAB D THE INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE TASK FORCE
Mission
While the private sector will build and run virtually all of
the National Information Infrastructure (NII), the President and
the Vice President have stated clearly that the Federal
government has a key leadership role to play in its development.
Accordingly, the White House formed the Information
Infrastructure Task Force (IITF) to articulate and implement the
Administration's vision for the NII. The task force consists of
high-level representatives of the Federal agencies that play a
major role in the development and application of information
technologies. Working together with the private sector, the
participating agencies will develop comprehensive
telecommunications and information policies that best meet the
needs of both the agencies and the country. By helping build
consensus on thorny policy issues, the IITF will enable agencies
to make and implement policy more quickly and effectively.
A high-level Advisory Council on the National Information
Infrastructure has been established by Executive Order to
provide advice to the IITF. It will consist of representatives
of the many different stakeholders in the NII, including
industry, labor, academia, public interest groups, and state and
local governments. The Secretary of Commerce will appoint the 25
members of the advisory committee.
The IITF is working closely with the High Performance
Computing, Communications, and Information Technology (HPCCIT)
Subcommittee of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science,
Engineering, and Technology (FCCSET), which is chaired by the
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The HPCCIT
Subcommittee provides technical advice to the IITF and
coordinates Federal research activities that support development
of the National Information Infrastructure.
Membership
All the key agencies involved in telecommunications and
information policy are represented on the task force. The task
force operates under the aegis of the White House Office of
Science and Technology Policy and the National Economic Council.
Ron Brown, the Secretary of Commerce, chairs the IITF, and much
of the staff work for the task force will be done by the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the
Department of Commerce.
Structure
To date, three committees of the IITF have been established:
(1) Telecommunications Policy Committee, which will formulate a
consistent Administration position on key telecommunications
issues, is chaired by Larry Irving, head of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration of the
Department of Commerce. Recently, the Committee created:
The Working Group on Universal Service, which will work to
ensure that all Americans have access to and can enjoy the
benefits of the National Information Infrastructure.
(2) Information Policy Committee, which is addressing critical
information policy issues that must be addressed if the National
Information Infrastructure is to be fully deployed and utilized.
Sally Katzen, head of the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), chairs the
Committee. The Committee has created three working groups:
The Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights, to
develop proposals for protecting copyrights and other IPR in
an electronic world. Bruce Lehman, head of the Patent and
Trademark Office of the Department of Commerce, chairs this
group.
The Working Group on Privacy, to design Administration
policies to protect individual privacy despite the rapid
increase in the collection, storage, and dissemination of
personal data in electronic form. It is chaired by Pat
Faley, Acting Director of the Office of Consumer Affairs,
Department of Health and Human Services.
The Working Group on Government Information focuses on ways
to promote dissemination of government data in electronic
form. Bruce McConnell, OMB's Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, chairs this group.
(3) Applications Committee, which coordinates Administration
efforts to develop, demonstrate, and promote applications of
information technology in manufacturing, education, health care,
government services, libraries, and other areas. This group
works closely with the High-Performance Computing and
Communications Program, which is funding development of new
applications technologies, to determine how Administration
policies can best promote the deployment of such technologies.
Arati Prabhakar, Director of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, chairs the committee. This committee is
responsible for implementing many of the recommendations of the
Vice President's National Performance Review that pertain to
information technology. So far, the Committee has created one
working group:
The Working Group on Government Information Technology
Services (GITS) will coordinate efforts to improve the
application of information technology by Federal agencies.
TAB E UNITED STATES ADVISORY COUNCIL
ON THE NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
o The President will sign an Executive Order creating the
"United States Advisory Council on the National Information
Infrastructure" to facilitate private sector input to the
Information Infrastructure Task Force. The IITF, which is
chaired by the Secretary of Commerce, will work with
Congress and the private sector to propose the policies and
initiatives needed to accelerate deployment of the NII.
o The Council will consist of not more than 25 senior-level
individuals to be named by the Secretary of Commerce this
year. A chair and/or vice chair will be appointed by the
Secretary from among the Council members.
o Nominations will be solicited from a variety of NII
constituencies and interest groups. The IITF and its
committees also will use other mechanisms to solicit public
input to ensure that it hears the views of all interested
parties.
o The Council will be broadly representative of the key
constituencies impacted by the NII, including business,
labor, academia, public interest groups, and state and local
governments.
o The Council shall advise the IITF on matters related to the
development of the NII, such as: the appropriate roles of
the private and public sectors in NII development; a vision
for the evolution of the NII and its public and commercial
applications; the impact of current and proposed regulatory
regimes on the evolution of the NII; privacy, security, and
copyright issues; national strategies for maximizing
interconnection and interoperability of communications
networks; and universal access.
o The Council is expected to invite experts to submit
information to the Council and form subcommittees of the
Council to review specific issues.
o The Department of Commerce will act as "secretariat" for the
Council, providing administrative services, facilities,
staff and other support services.
o The Council will exist for two years unless its charter is
extended.
o The Council will be separate from, and complementary to, the
High Performance Computing Advisory Committee, which will be
established to provide private sector input on the High
Performance Computing and Communications Initiative. TAB F ADMINISTRATION NII ACCOMPLISHMENTS
During its first seven months, the Clinton-Gore
Administration has taken major steps to make its vision of the
National Information Infrastructure a reality:
1. Freeing up spectrum to create information "skyways":
o The President recently signed the Emerging
Telecommunications Technology Act, which directs the
Secretary of Commerce to transfer, over a ten-year
period, at least 200 MHz of spectrum now used by
federal agencies to the FCC for subsequent licensing to
the private sector. It allows the FCC to use
competitive bidding to grant new license assignments
for spectrum.
o This will create high-tech jobs and accelerate the
development of new wireless industries such as Personal
Communications Services. The entire cellular industry,
which has created 100,000 jobs, was created by
licensing only 50 MHz of spectrum.
2. Reinventing Government:
o The Administration is committed to using "electronic
government" to ensure that the federal government works
better and costs less.
o As part of the National Performance Review, the Vice
President has identified a number of concrete ways to
use information technology to cut costs and improve
services, such as electronic benefits transfer; access
to government information and services through
electronic "kiosks"; a national law enforcement/public
safety network; and electronic procurement.
3. Investing in technology:
The President's FY 1994 budget includes:
o $1.1 billion for the High-Performance Computing and
Communications Initiative, including a new $100 million
program to develop applications in areas such as
education, manufacturing, health, and digital
libraries. The House has passed legislation which
would authorize these new programs; Senate action is
expected in the fall of 1993.
o $50 million for NTIA grants to demonstrate the
applications of the NII for non-profit institutions
such as schools, hospitals, and libraries.
o $40 million for research by the Department of Energy's
National Labs on the information infrastructure.
The ARPA-led Technology Reinvestment Project (TRP), funded
at $472 million in FY 1993, has generated almost 3,000 proposals
from the private sector, requesting a total of $8.5 billion.
Many of these proposals are for technology development for the
National Information Infrastructure and its applications in
health care, manufacturing, electronic commerce, and education
and training. The President recently endorsed increasing the
funding of the TRP to $600 million for FY 1994.
4. Making government information more available to citizens:
o The Office of Management and Budget issued a new policy
in June (OMB Circular A-130) to encourage agencies to
increase citizen access to public information.
o Also in June, the President and Vice President
announced that the White House would be accessible to
the public via electronic mail. The Administration is
using on-line information services and the Internet to
make available speeches, press briefings, executive
orders, and a summary of the budget.
5. Creating the right environment for private sector investment
in the National Information Infrastructure:
o The President has signed into law tax incentives for
private sector investment in R&D and new business
formation, including a three-year extension of the R&D
credit and a targeted capital gains reduction for
investments in small businesses. Both of these tax
incentives will help spur the private sector investment
needed to develop the National Information
Infrastructure.
TAB G ADMINISTRATION NII INFORMATION SOURCES
To submit comments on "The National Information Infrastructure:
Agenda for Action" or to request additional copies of this
package:
Write: NTIA NII Office
15th Street and Constitution Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20230
Call: 202-482-1840
Fax: 202-482-1635
Internet: nii@ntia.doc.gov
To obtain copies of this package electronically see instructions
on next page.
Key Administration Contacts:
Ronald H. Brown, Secretary of Commerce
Chair, Information Infrastructure Task Force
15th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20230
phone: 202-482-3934
fax: 202-482-4576
internet: nii@ntia.doc.gov
Larry Irving, Assisant Secretary for Communications and
Information, Director, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, Chair, IITF Telecommuni-cations
Policy Committee
15th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20230
phone: 202-482-1840
fax: 202-482-1635
internet: li@ntia.doc.gov
Arati Prabhakar, Director, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Chair, IITF Applications Committee
NIST, Administration Building, Room A1134
Gaithersburg, MD. 20899
phone: 301-975-2300
fax: 301-869-8972
internet: arati@micf.nist.gov
Sally Katzen, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Chair, IITF
Information Policy Committee
New Executive Office Building, Room 350
Washington, D.C. 20503
phone: 202-395-4852
fax: 202-395-3047
Mike Nelson, Special Assistant, Information Technology, Office of
Science and Technology
Old Executive Office Building, Room 423
Washington, D.C. 20500
phone: 202-395-6175
fax: 202-395-4155
internet: mnelson@ostp.eop.gov
Tom Kalil, Director of Science and Technology
National Economic Council
Old Executive Office Building, Room 233
Washington, D.C. 20500
phone: 202-456-2801
fax: 202-456-2223
internet: kalil@arpa.mil
Donald Lindberg, Director,
HPCC National Coordination Office
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD. 20894
phone: 301-402-4100
fax: 301-402-4080
internet: lindberg@hpcc.gov
Press contact:
Carol Hamilton, Deputy Director, Office of Public Affairs,
Department of Commerce
phone: 202-482-6001
fax: 202-482-6027
internet: CHamilton@doc.gov
The package is available in ASCII format from a variety of
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1. Internet The package is available in ASCII format through
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"niiagenda.asc". Access information and directories are
described below.
FTP:
Address: ftp.ntia.doc.gov
Login as "anonymous". Use your email address or guest
as the password. Change directory to "pub".
Address: enh.nist.gov
Login as "anonymous" using "guest" as the password.
Address: isdres.er.usgs.gov
Login as "anonymous". Use your email address or "guest"
as the password. Change directory to npr.
The package also may be present in a self extracting
compressed file named "niiagend.exe". Remember to
issue the binary command before "getting" the
compressed file.
Gopher (server/client):
Telnet to: gopher.nist.gov
login as "gopher". Choose the menu item "DOC
Documents". Choose "niiagenda.asc".
Gopher to: ace.esusda.gov, port 70
Select:
6. Americans Communicating Electronically
3. National Technology Information
1. National Information Infrastructure Agenda
Email
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In the body of the message put: send niiagenda
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Name: NTIA Bulletin Board
Phone: (202) 482-1199
Communications parameters should be set to either 2400 or
9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. The
package is available under the "press releases" menu item as
"niiagend.asc" (ascii) and "niiagend.exe" (compressed-self
extracting).
Name: Department of Commerce Economic Bulletin Board
Phone: 202-482-1986 (voice instructions for subscription
information)
This is a "fee for service" bulletin board. Subscribers may
download the "niiagenda" document for normal on-line
charges. Non-subscribers may subscribe for $35 and download
the report for no additional charge. Free telnet access and
download services are available through the Internet by
using the address: ebb.stat-usa.gov. Use trial as your user
id.
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Phone: (703) 321-8020
Communications parameters should be set to either 2400 or
9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. To access
"niiagend.asc" from the FedWorld menu, enter "<f s w-
house>". Telnet access is available through the Internet
using the address: fedworld.doc.gov. Further information
about FedWorld can be obtained by calling (voice) 703-487-
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