Lovelock, PeterThe Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), University of Oregon2024-11-142024-11-141997https://hdl.handle.net/1794/3019711 pagesIn this paper I look at what these new polices have meant for the provision of Internet access in the region and, specifically, what the relation is between the NII programs and Internet policies of a number of selected Asian countries: China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and India. The first section of the paper sets out the NII policy focus and the distinctive nature of the Asian development agenda. The second section looks briefly at the role of the Internet as a part of the overall NII program. The third section of the paper contrasts the NII and Internet programs of selected Asian countries.en-USCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USinformation superhighway, Asia, internet, National Information Infrastructure, industrial policyOther