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Potholes along the Information Superhighway
Will the National Information Infrastructure become a highly interactive technology or just a fancy way to order movies on TV? Will it be controlled by government or private industry? In this hour of our special broadcast from the AAAS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, a panel of experts will examine the issues and the latest technology involved in the information super-highway.
Guests:
Mike Nelson
Special Assistant for Information Technology
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Washington, DC
Barbara Simons
Chair, Public Policy Committee
Association for Computing Machinery
San Jose, CA
Fred Weingarten
Executive Director
Computing Research Association
Washington, DC
Marc Rotenberg
Director
Electronic Privacy Information Center
Washington, DC
Laura Breeden
Executive Director
Federation of American Research Networks
Washington, DC
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
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