美国是公认的信息大国，具有强大的信息优势。这种信息优势包括信息资源优势、信息传播优势和信息控制优势。美国的信息优势决定了美国在世界信息化社会中的地位和作用，使美国在信息技术、信息政策、信息经济学与信息产业、ＮＩ和ＮＩＴＥＲＮＥＴ方面居世界领先地位 The United States is a recognized information power with strong information superiority. Advantages of such information include the advantages of information resources, information dissemination and information control advantages. The U.S. superiority of information determines the position and role of the United States in the world information society and gives the United States a leading position in the world in terms of information technology, information policy, information economics and information industry, NI and NITERNET