GII PUBLIC-POLICY ISSUES

National information infrastructure (NII) public policy issues apply t o development of the global information infrastructure (GII) as well. individual privacy rights; prevention of malicious behavior by irrespo nsible individuals; protecting the interests of computer system owners , operators, users, and the general public from computer crime; exclud ing unauthorized access; and preventing destruction of national comput er systems (e.g., interbank transaction systems) are issues that can b e endemic to GII operations. More recent issues, such as the need for high-definition television standards, expand the global challenges. He nce, the body of work performed by CCIP for IEEE-USA, which focused on public policy issues of the NII, can serve as a set of lessons learne d that should be considered by the GII community.