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National Telecommunication Project in Taiwan Initiated in July 1997, a five-year national project started at July 1998. Budget: NT$1billion per year. Two major fields: Broadband Internet Wireless Communication Milestones of Information Networks Arpanet introduced in 1969 “In 1969, the Arpanet datanetwork is established by the U. S. Department of Defense. This leads to the proliferation of the Internet in early 80s, and the World Wide Web in the early 90s.” TCP/IP, by V. Cerf and R. Kahn, in 1974 Ethernet, by R. M. Metcalfe et al., in 1976 Cellular telephones in 1978 PC introduced in early 1980s Proliferation of LANs and hence the Internet in mid 1980s Mosaic browser in 1993 and World-Wide Web Consortium in 1994 Technological Driving Forces Computer technology introduces cheap and fast information processing, huge information storage. IC technology makes highly compact and integrated systems possible. Networking technology makes effective information exchange. Internet users grow exponentially. Other Driving Forces Economical: Use of information technology to increase productivity, and lower inventory cost etc. Social: better quality of life, medical care, digital library etc. Political: To balance regional development, equal access to information. Statistics About World-Wide Web More than 100 millions of users around the world on the Web in 1999, compared with 25 millions in 1996 and 1 million in 1994 In 1997, 27.7 million users in US, 7 millions in Japan, 1.2 million in Taiwan (6.3 millions April 2002, 46.2%), and 300K in China The Internet becomes the infrastructure on which applications and services are based. Internet +Applications&Services = Information Networks National & Global Efforts National Information Infrastructure (NII) of US. Advanced Information Infrastructure of Japan IT2000 of Singapore National Information Infrastructure of Taiwan US National Information Infrastructure US President Clinton presented a vision of National In