Agenda for Action in the UK:  Continued

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CONTENTS

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
PREFACE	1.1
INTRODUCTION	1.6
TECHNOLOGY	1.9
Information superhighway infrastructure in the              United Kingdom	1.18
CHAPTER 2 NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES
Telecommunications and Broadcasting	2.10
Supporting the Development of Electronic              Information Services	2.14
Privacy and Data Protection	2.16
Copyright	2.18
Public and National Libraries	2.21
CURRENT PROBLEMS INHIBITING INTERNET USE	2.25
CHAPTER 3 INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
USA	3.2
CANADA	3.13
New Brunswick	3.16
JAPAN	3.19
SINGAPORE	3.21
EUROPEAN UNION INITIATIVES	3.25
FRANCE	3.30
GERMANY	3.35
THE UNITED KINGDOM	3.39
PARLIAMENT	3.48
The House of Lords	3.52
CHAPTER 4 VIEWS OF WITNESSES
THE CURRENT SITUATION	4.1
Developments towards the superhighways	4.6
The United Kingdom	4.12
USA	4.18
Japan	4.21
ACCESSIBILITY	4.22
(i) Ease of access	4.26
(ii) Affordability	4.29
(iii) User-friendliness	4.34
(iv) Universal Service Obligation	4.40
CONTENT	4.44
Educational content	4.51
SERVICE PROVIDERS	4.55
EDUCATIONAL USES	4.60
General	4.60
Level of use	4.64
Affordability	4.72
Teacher training	4.75
Industrial Training	4.79
SuperJANET and academic use	4.81
Life-long and distance learning	4.88
HEALTHCARE	4.90
BUSINESS USE	4.100
Home shopping	4.109
EMPLOYMENT CONSEQUENCES	4.112
Teleworking	4.119
ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING	4.122
COMMUNITY USE	4.130
TECHNICAL STANDARDS	4.132
COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS	4.138
SECURITY, ENCRYPTION AND VERIFICATION	4.147
"UNDESIRABLE" AND ILLEGAL MATERIAL	4.160
PARLIAMENT	4.171
ROLE OF GOVERNMENT	4.175
Research funding	4.182
Government Information	4.183
Crown copyright	4.187
Electronic archives	4.190
Electronic evidence	4.193
Regulatory framework	4.194
Regulatory convergence	4.203
THE CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE	4.208
CHAPTER 5 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE
INTRODUCTION	5.1
The UK Information Society Task Force	5.3
Regulatory policy	5.18
Regulatory convergence	5.31
Content regulation	5.42
"Undesirable" content	5.49
Government	5.53
Government information	5.59
Towards universal access	5.64
Education	5.71
Training	5.78
Higher education	5.79
Healthcare	5.81
Environmental benefits	5.86
Electronic publishing and archiving	5.89
Encryption and verification	5.91
Grants and assistance	5.93
Conclusion	5.95
CHAPTER 6 THE AGENDA FOR ACTION
The Information Society Task Force	6.1
Regulatory framework	6.7
Government	6.12
Towards universal access	6.17
Education	6.21
Healthcare	6.29
Environmental benefits	6.34
Electronic publishing and archiving	6.36
Encryption and verification	6.38
Grants	6.40

Appendix 1      Membership of Sub-Committee I
Appendix 2      List of witnesses
Appendix 3      Invitation to submit evidence
Appendix 4      Acronyms
Appendix 5      Visit to British Telecommunications plc Laboratories,
                              Martlesham Heath, Tuesday 2 April 1996
Appendix 6      Visit to Nortel Technology Laboratories, Harlow,
                              Wednesday 8 May 1996
Appendix 7      Visit to Acorn Online Media, Cambridge,
                              Wednesday 22 May 1996
Appendix 8      Visit to the USA, 10-14 June 1996

References in the text are as follows:

(p) refers to a page either in HL Paper 77-I (Session 1995-6), for pages 1-310, or HL Paper 77-II (Session 1995-6), for pages 311-624.

(Q) refers to a question in oral evidence; questions 1-405 are printed in HL Paper 77-I, and questions 406-1083 in HL Paper 77-II.

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