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The report is based on input from six CENDI agencies regarding the issues and challenges for customer support and product development that relate to the increased use of the Internet. The impact is described by agency, with statistics provided when possible. General observations are made across the agencies and recommendations are made for future CENDI activities in this area.
Overview of the metrics and web utilities used by six CENDI agencies are included. An overall analysis of the overlap in web utilities and metrics is discussed. The purposes for web statistics are outlined, along with challenges raised by their use in management decision making and operational contexts. Recommendations for CENDI follow-up are included
This site links to segments of Web pages for twenty-five information related private and not-for-profit organizations. The links connect to documents on information issues, standards, and policy both within and external to the organization. A final section links to Web sites on U.S. laws and statutes related to information issues.
This "index" page links to individual issues of the quarterly newsletter that provide coverage of scientific and technical electronic information, Internet, the Web, and related issues such as policy and standards, Web site development guidelines, and topical resources with S&T information content.
The Internet2 project is a joint initiative of academia, government and industry to bring focus to developing a new generation of advanced applications to meet emerging academic requirements in research, teaching and learning. The I2 Homepage provides a search interface to an extensive collection of information and links that includes information about Internet2, technical information, events, news, Internet2 Press, a virtual library collection and password protected resources for members.
This web site discusses issues related to information policy, strategies, and governance in a digital, global information environment. Projects undertaken by UNESCO are highlighted.
This web site provides access to the recent report, "Falling Through the NetI II: Defining the Digital Divide" which details the increasing differences between the cyberspace "haves" and the "have nots". Access is also provided to previous reports in this series: Falling Through the Net: A Survey of the 'Have Nots' in Rural and Urban America, July 1995 and "Falling Through the Net II: New Data on the Digital Divide," July 1998. A series of fact sheets regarding Internet access and technology availability for different segments of the population are provided.
NCLIS has three major areas of focus: national and international infrastructure, federal aid to libraries, and access to government information. The presentation included the most recent activities -- Internet and children, federal aid to libraries, journal pricing, and the survey of government electronic information products.
The CNI organization is described. There are over 200 institutional members, predominantly higher education institutions. All are concerned about the impact of networking on education. Four major areas of effort: general advocacy about networked information, content and organization on the Internet, organization and professional issues, including strategies and best practices, and standards and infrastructure. Specific projects in these areas are described. Of particular interest is distance learning/education.
Dr. Kahin is involved in areas of competition and private sector/government interaction. Under these board issues, he is addressing issues of domain names and network numbers, metadata (labeling) for Internet sites, and copyright and intellectual property (database protection and digital copyright). These areas of interest are briefly discussed.
This White paper discusses approaches that can be used for collecting and understanding relevant performance data. The paper focuses on establishing baselines, detecting anomalies, and identifying trends. An overview of the proposed measurement architecture is presented and then the proposed methodology and data analysis approach is explained. Explanations for how the data can be aggregated to produce relevant trends and baselines are also given.
This report is the third annual report by the US Department of Commerce which measures the economic performance of the information technology (IT) revolution. The following points were highlighted: dramatic cost and price reductions in computers and their peripherals; increased electronic connectivity; increased movement to online supply networks and sales channels by businesses; low US inflation due to falling prices of IT goods and services; IT industries are a major source of new R&D investment which are helping to generate higher rates of US labor productivity growth; and the IT industry is characterized by rapid technological innovation. Despite all these positive points, the US regularly runs large trade deficits in IT goods because American IT firms service foreign customers with sales from their overseas affiliates rather than by exports from their US operations. In conclusion, the report suggests that the US economy has "crossed into a new period of higher, sustainable economic growth and higher, sustainable productivity gains."
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