Next Generation Internet and Related Initiatives
By: McLOUGHLILN, Glenn J
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ArticlePublisher: New York : Elsevier, 1999Government Information Quarterly 16, 3, p. 287-292Abstract: The Next Generation Internet (NGI) program would advance the current state of the Internet and university research capabilities, and assist federal agencies to achieve their missions. The NGI is part of a larger federal policy umbrella that also includes the High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) initiative. On September 28,1998, President William Jefferson Clinton signed into law the Next Generation Research Act (P.L. 105-305), which extends congressional authorization for both NGI and the HPCC initiatives through FY2000. For FY2000, the Clinton administration has asked for $1.8 billion for information technology federal research and development (R&D) funding. This includes $1.46 billion for the HPCC initiative (and $100 million for the NGI), and $366 million for Information Technology for the 21st Century (or IT2). This last initiative is a request for an additional increase in federal funding for fundamental, long-term research; advanced computational applications; and research on the economic and social impacts of IT
The Next Generation Internet (NGI) program would advance the current state of the Internet and university research capabilities, and assist federal agencies to achieve their missions. The NGI is part of a larger federal policy umbrella that also includes the High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) initiative. On September 28,1998, President William Jefferson Clinton signed into law the Next Generation Research Act (P.L. 105-305), which extends congressional authorization for both NGI and the HPCC initiatives through FY2000. For FY2000, the Clinton administration has asked for $1.8 billion for information technology federal research and development (R&D) funding. This includes $1.46 billion for the HPCC initiative (and $100 million for the NGI), and $366 million for Information Technology for the 21st Century (or IT2). This last initiative is a request for an additional increase in federal funding for fundamental, long-term research; advanced computational applications; and research on the economic and social impacts of IT
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