HIGHLIGHTS:
Computing Research Advocacy Network

Information Technology Initiative

Networking and Information Technology
Research and Development Act

Resources

• H.R. 3332, enacted October 28, 1998. Also available in Acrobat (.pdf)

• NGI Initiative homepage

CRA Workshop

Research Challenges for the Next Generation Internet (.pdf format)
This is a report resulting from the Workshop on Research Directions for the Next Generation Internet, held May 12-14, 1997.

Articles

"Need for Speed Spawns 2 Internetlets," Jon Swartz, San Francisco Chronicle, Monday, July 28, 1997.

Background

• President's Announcement: Full text of speech by President and Vice President in which NGI was announced. This speech was also was the major campaign address on science policy.

• White House Background: A press briefing released by the White House.

• Press briefing by Riley and Simon: Relevant parts of a press conference held by Richard Riley, Secretary of Education, and Greg Simon, the Vice President's Chief Domestic Policy Advisor.

Please feel free to contact CRA if you have any relevant information with regards to NGI to be added to this resource page.