Government Technology - August 2007 - (Page 29) 3 After scouring hundreds of pages of old Government Technology magazines, a much sought-after prize was finally found in our August 1992 issue — our first mention of “the Internet.” It came in a column written by then Editor in Chief Larry Madsen, who used the word when referencing the Information Infrastructure and Technology Act of 1992. In only a few more months, the World Wide Web would be born. Ironically in the very next issue, we ran a story that took an in-depth look at the coming age of (er, soon-to-beobsolete) government service and information kiosks. WAY BACK FACT In 1991, Boris Yeltsin became the first popularly elected president in Russian history. Yeltsin, who died in April, left an enigmatic legacy. As president, Yeltsin was both visionary and apathetic, and many would accuse him of corruption during his second term. Well known for having a healthy appetite for alcohol, he was often the target of Russian and international media. With his health failing, Yeltsin left office in 1999, apologizing to the Russian people for failing to bring about many of the reforms he promised. WAY BACK FACT September 1993 offered a rare glimmer of hope to a perpetually troubled region of the world. In Oslo, Norway, Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin signed peace accords that promised to finally bring much of the conflict in the Middle East to a close. Many Israelis welcomed the accords, as did Palestinian political organization Fatah. Hope soon faded, however, as the more militant Hamas stepped up attacks on Israel. Meanwhile, Israel retaliated with ever-more restrictive policies toward Palestinians. Today, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is as bad — or worse — than ever. 1993 Finally as this month’s look back draws to a close, we remember 1993 as the year the Internet moved from an obscure federal research network to the backbone of the information superhighway. Just to prove how “with the times” we were, a June 1993 column written by e.Republic CEO Dennis McKenna includes a shout out to Prodigy, one of the earliest Internet service providers. 29
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