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Netiquette.
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Scheuermann, Larry; Taylor, Gary – Internet Research, 1997
Discusses netiquette, which refers to etiquette on computer networks. Highlights include ethical or moral issues as well as standards of politeness; specific examples and suggestions; netiquette rules for advertising; influence of online service providers, including acceptable use policies; influence of employers; and influence of governments.…
Descriptors: Advertising, Computer Networks, Ethics, Government Role
NSFnet Privatization: Policy Making in a Public Interest Vacuum.
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Cook, Gordon – Internet Research, 1993
Discusses policy decisions that led to the privatization and commercialization of NSFnet; explains the roles of IBM, MCI Communications, and ANS (Advanced Network and Service); and suggests the role that the federal government should take to ensure that the NREN (National Research and Education Network) addresses issues of public access and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Costs, Federal Government
Developing the National Communications and Information Infrastructure.
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Kapor, Mitchell; Weitzner, Daniel J. – Internet Research, 1993
Discusses the importance of developing a national communications and information infrastructure to meet short-term needs. The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Open Platform Proposal, based on ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) is described, and recommendations for public policy criteria for evaluating infrastructure proposals are included.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Evaluation Criteria, Information Networks
Networking for K-12 Education: The Federal Perspective.
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Vedantham, Anu; Breeden, Laura – Internet Research, 1995
Explains the need for quality educational technology in elementary and secondary schools, describes the potential that telecommunications network technology holds for revitalizing American education, and outlines major federal programs that provide policy guidance and funding assistance relating to the National Information Infrastructure. A list…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
A National Strategy for Civic Networking: A Vision of Change.
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Civille, Richard – Internet Research, 1993
Presents a vision and a national strategy for civic networking based on the development of the National Information Infrastructure. Topics addressed include a public interest communications policy; benefits of civic networking, including improving services and reducing government costs, reducing poverty and health care costs, and improving…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Programs, Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness
Commercialization of Government Information: Comparisons Between the European Union and the United States.
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Perritt, Henry H., Jr. – Internet Research, 1994
Compares issues in the commercialization of public information through wide area networks in the United States and Europe. Policy and legal questions, the public's right to access information, government copyright issues, the potential for public-private-sector synergy, and the need to standardize formats and pricing are discussed. (Contains 45…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Business, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks
Seeking Equity in the National Information Infrastructure.
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Doctor, Ronald D. – Internet Research, 1994
Proposals for shaping the National Information Infrastructure (NII) lack sufficient provision for supporting locally controlled information delivery systems, which could serve all the people, regardless of class or community environment. A system of federally sponsored National and Regional Institutes for Information Democracy could help meet this…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Democracy, Federal Programs