Global Information Infrastructure (GII)
Borgman claims governments, businesses, communities, and individuals can work together to create a global information infrastructure which links "the world's telecommunication and computer networks together" and would enable the transmission of "every conceivable information and communication application."
Currently, the Internet is the default global information infrastructure."
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