The U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Education announced the launch of the Advanced Education Technology Initiative on October 23, 2003. As part of the initiative, an Interagency Working Group on Advanced Technologies for Education and Training will foster the development, application, and deployment of advanced technologies in education and training in the U.S. The working group is co-chaired by Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology Phillip J. Bond and the Department of Education's Director of Educational Technology John Bailey.
