The Impact of National Policy on Developing Information Infrastructure Nationwide Issues in P.R.China and U.S.

摘要

Information policy in the past decade has become an integral part in today's national public policy and legislative system. How should a political mechanism be used to develop a national information infrastructure (NII)? What are the best countermeasures to maintain leadership or to promote competitive capability for national socio-economic growth with the information technology and services' power? With these questions as probes this paper explores what are current national policies dealing with the information societal issues in the U.S. and P.R. China. Similarities and Differences in roles and impact of national information policy between the two countries are addressed. Current conditions and related background in the two countries in developing information industry and national information policy (NIP) are primarily discussed. The discussion includes three parts: countermeasures for developing a nation's information activity power, background and development of NIP in the U.S. and in China, and trends and issues of China's information activity. The similarities show how the same world climate has made both countries face the same challenges and opportunities, and how national information policy are playing more important functions than ever in developing nationwide economics. The differences are seen from many aspects of building and achieving the national goals in terms of enhancing country information industry power.