Political Quotes

“I rise today to discuss Idaho's Very High Performance Backbone Network system (vBNS). The State of Idaho is in a strategic position to increase its economic base by strengthening collaboration on research and development projects between the state's universities, state government and business and industry. The U of I was approved, pursuant to a July 31, 1997, submission, for connection to the National Science Foundation's very high performance Backbone Network Service (vBNS). The proposed statewide network would connect the University of Idaho with Idaho State University, Boise State University, state government and industrial partners such as Micron and Hewlett-Packard. For appropriate research purposes, this Intranet could connect through the UI to the vBNS. The Intranet could also be used for distance learning, conferencing, collaborative and other related purposes. With an Idaho Intranet, Idaho educators will have access to the next generation of teaching/learning tools and materials available under Internet2 (I2), to be used for K-12 and higher education. It will support continuing professorial education, as well as industry workforce development, training and re-training. With the Idaho Intranet, Idaho businesses will be able to take advantage of the advanced networking capabilities that is the goal of the I2 program. The Intranet would provide a tremendous opportunity to strengthen Idaho's rural economic base.”