Building the electronic superhighway

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The national 'superhighway' for data is a high-speed, high-capacity computer network that the Clinton administration is envisioning as the linchpin of its industrial policy. Upon its completion early in the next decade, the data superhighway will allow the quick and efficient flow of information to homes and businesses and will revolutionize the way research and marketing are done. A point of contention is which sector will build it. Robert Allen, CEO of AT&T believes that the global network should be built and operated by private corporations, such as long-distance telephone companies. Vice President Al Gore contends, however, that the government should build the network to insure that all Americans will have access to it. Even if the private sector should gamble on such a risky investment, Gore says, there is a danger that once completed, only the scientific and business elite will be able to afford it.

Internet, Political aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Gore, Albert, Jr., Networks, Telecommunications, Future Technologies, Allen, Robert E.

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Clinton proposes changes in policy to aid technology; expanding federal role; 4-year, $17 billion effort would include joint U.S.-industry programs for research

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The Clinton Administration's technology plan, announced at the Silicon Graphics Inc headquarters by the President himself and VP Al Gore, encourages more cooperation between industry and the Government to develop new technologies and assist innovative small firms. The plan is estimated to cost $17 billion over a four-year period and is part of the economic package that Clinton is submitting for Congressional approval. Among the initiatives included in the plan are: expanding the National Institute of Standards and Technology's role in promoting joint Government-industry ventures; funding the research toward an information superhighway; establishing a Government-auto industry venture for the development of an 'environmentally clean' car; and helping small and medium-sized companies gain technological access by expanding the national network of manufacturing extension centers.

High technology, Partnerships, Partnership

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New communication system stirs talk of privacy vs. eavesdropping

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The Clinton Administration will install new technology called Clipper Chips in a number of government communications networks by mid-1993. The system is meant to prevent unauthorized listening by encoding computer transmissions and voice. The Administration's telecommunications privacy plan also insures the Government's right to eavesdrop when law enforcement or national security warrants it. Clipper Chips, a creation of the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency, will be manufactured by VLSI Technology Inc and Mycotronx. The device will be built into government telephones; the government will propose it as a standard that it hopes will eventually be adapted by private telephones and computers.

Executive offices, Safety and security measures, Equipment and supplies, Privacy, Telecommunications equipment, Security measures, Data security, Communications equipment, Cryptography, Security Systems, Proposal

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