• Networking - cf. PCs 10 year ago; and USA 5 years ago!

  • Must be easy to use - plug into the wall and go.

• Reduction and harmonization in cost of communication.
  • Cable TV.
  • Free local connections.
  • But European costs are 2-10 times those in the US.

• Faster access.
  • Fibre optic connections.
  • ATM network technology.
  • Remote audio, video, virtual reality, interaction possible.

• Increased access. As well as universities:

  • Broadcasters, companies, homes, hospitals, libraries, local/national government, museums, newspapers, publishers, schools, shops, tourist offices, etc.

• Charging - possible income generation. On-line shopping.

• Security - protection of information. Passwords, by location, etc.

Museums and the Internet, Jonathan Bowen