“信息高速公路”是美国政府提出并组织实施的一个旨在提高整体信息传输能力,推进社会信息化的雄心勃勃的计划。“信息高速公路”的正式名称是“国家信息基础设施”,即National InformationInfrastructure,简称NII。在美国政府提出其“信息高速公路”发展计划之后,全球许多国家纷纷制订了本国的信息计划,以期在新世纪来临之际,占领有利位置,谋求国家的长远利益。美国政府公开其信息计划后仅几个月,日本政府就作 The “Information Superhighway” is an ambitious plan put forward and implemented by the U.S. government to improve the overall information transmission capability and promote social informatization. The official name of “Information Highway” is “National Information Infrastructure”, or National Information Infrastructure, or NII for short. After the U.S. government put forward its “information superhighway” development plan, many countries around the world have formulated their own information plans in order to occupy a favorable position and seek the long-term interests of the country upon the advent of the new century. Just months after the U.S. government released its information plan, the Japanese government made it