An important piece of the infrastructure of this new economy is not finished: the Internet. As the Elite, or even just Skilled, workers of the academic world are drawn into commercial enterprises, who will be left to contribute the science--algorithms, protocols, & architectures--to move the Internet to the next level? Will the global E-commerce infrastructure be designed and sold by Microsoft, Cisco and IBM? Should or can government focus investments to realize a digital infrastructure supporting an open market for goods and services?(posted 8757 days ago)I think there is a role for governments and academia to play, like they did in the creation of the original DARPA-funded Internet. I'm just not sure what it is. Your framework and associated debate might help.