Information is powerful.
And information is valuable. Opportunities rarely come without challenges and implications, however, and some of the challenges associated with teaming the information industry with the NII will make or break the amount of creative and innovative information readily available for learning, working, and living in an information age. Some of the opportunities and challenges created by the NII are described below, along with a description of other important ramifications of the emerging information infrastructure. A. Additional means of wide dissemination of information. B. Increased speed of adding value and disseminating information.