United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure

About the author: The United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure is an ad hoc committee formed by President Bill Clinton in 1993.

The Information Superhighway is a growing infrastructure of people, technologies, and content. The United States will reap many benefits from the Information Superhighway, which will fundamentally change the nation's institutions, including business, education, government, and health care. Besides bringing economic, educational, and employment benefits, the products and services available via the Information Superhighway will vastly improve the quality and convenience of everyday life.

The United States stands today in the midst of one of the great revolutions in recorded history: the Information Age. This revolution is changing fundamentally the ways in which people work, learn, communicate, care for their own health...