d by the White House to oversee and explain the creation of the National Information Infrastructure: "All Americans have a stake in the construction of an advanced National Information Infrastructure (NII), a seamless web of communications networks, computers, databases, and consumer electronics that will put vast amounts of information at users' fingertips" (Information Infrastructure Task Force). Thus the argument is that the "development of the NII can help unleash an information revolution that will change forever the way people live, work, and interact with each other (Information Infrastructure Task Force). The "Agenda" indicates what proponents of the system see as the benefits of the interactive future:
1. People could live almost anywhere they wanted, without foregoing opportunities for useful and fulfilling employment, by "telecommuting" to their offices through an electronic highway.
2. The best schools, teachers, and courses would be available to all students, without regard to geography, distance, resources, or disability.
3. Services that improve America's health care system and respond to other important social needs could be available on line, without waiting in line, when and where you needed them.
The "Agenda" states that the benefits of the NII for the nation are immense. For example, "an advanced information infrastructure will enable U.S. firms to compete and win in the global economy, generating good jobs for the American people and economic growth for the nation" (Information Infrastructure Task Force). In addition, and perhaps "as importantly, the NII can transform the lives of the American people ameliorating the constraints of geography, disability, and economic status giving all Americans a fair opportunity to go as far as their talents and ambitions will take them" (Information Infrastructure Task Force). The existence of the IITA shows a governmental commitment to the developmen...