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      Defining a Decade: Envisioning CSTB’s Second 10 Years

      Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,National Research Council

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      Keeping the U.S. Computer and Communications Industry Competitive: Convergence of Computing, Communications, and Entertainment

      The Computer Science and Technology Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Interactive multimedia and information infrastructure receive a lot of attention in the press, but what do they really mean for society? What are the most significant and enduring innovations? This…

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      Keeping the U.S. Computer Industry Competitive: Defining the Agenda

      The Computer Science and Technology Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Discusses issues as long-term, or strategic, commitment on the part of large firms in the United States; cooperation within and among firms and between industry, universities, and government; weaknesses in…

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      Scaling Up: A Research Agenda for Software Engineering

      The Computer Science and Technology Board,National Research Council,J.F. Traub,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents several directions for research in software engineering. In this book, a group of experts support the need for greater interaction between researchers and practitioners and more aggressive efforts to…

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      Innovation in Information Technology

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board

      Progress in information technology (IT) has been remarkable, but the best truly is yet to come: the power of IT as a human enabler is just beginning to be realized…

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      Realizing the Information Future: The Internet and Beyond

      NRENAISSANCE Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Highlights what we can learn from Internet and how the research, education, and library communities can take full advantage of the information highway’s promised reach through time and space. This…

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      Research Recommendations to Facilitate Distributed Work

      Technology and Telecommunications: Issues and Impacts Committee,National Research Council

      Sets out technological research topics designed to facilitate and expand distributed work - including telecommuting, working while mobile, and working in geographically distributed teams. This book’s recommendations for computing and…

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      The Unpredictable Certainty: Information Infrastructure Through 2000

      National Research Council,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,NII 2000 Steering Committee

      Explores the national information infrastructure (NII) as the collection of all public and private information services. This book examines who will finance the NII, exploring how technology companies decide to…

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      Being Fluent with Information Technology

      Committee on Information Technology Literacy,National Research Council

      Individuals who want to realize the potential value of Information Technology in their everyday lives need to be computer fluent. This work explores three kinds of knowledge - intellectual capabilities…

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      Computing the Future: A Broader Agenda for Computer Science and Engineering

      Committee to Assess the Scope and Direction of Computer Science and Technology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Outlines a framework of priorities for computer science and engineering (CS&E), along with recommendations for education, funding, and leadership. This volume examines how computer scientists and engineers are pushing back…

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      Computer Science: Reflections on the Field, Reflections from the Field

      Committee on the Fundamentals of Computer Science: Challenges and Opportunities,National Research Council

      In this volume, the Committee on the Fundamentals of Computer Science defines the essential character of computer science, describes its methods and modes of research, and clarifies the nature of…

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      The Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure

      Steering Committee on the Changing Nature of Telecommunications/Information Infrastructure,National Research Council

      Advancement of telecommunications and information infrastructure occurs through private investment. The government affects the rate and direction of this progress through regulation and public investment. This book presents a range…

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      Supercomputers: Directions in Technology and Applications

      The Computer Science and Technology Board,National Research Council,Academy Industry Program,National Academy of Sciences,Allan R. Hoffman

      Supercomputers are the engines of the information age. Exploring commercial supercomputer application, this book outlines trends in the supercomputing technology. It also discusses the debate on the roles of the…

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      Report of a Workshop on the Scope and Nature of Computational Thinking

      Committee for the Workshops on Computational Thinking,National Research Council

      Report of a Workshop on the Scope and Nature of Computational Thinking presents a number of perspectives on the definition and applicability of computational thinking. For example, one idea expressed…

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      Report of a Workshop on the Pedagogical Aspects of Computational Thinking

      Committee for the Workshops on Computational Thinking,National Research Council

      In 2008, the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation asked the National Research Council (NRC) to conduct two workshops to explore the nature of…

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      Intellectual Property Issues in Software

      National Research Council,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Steering Committee for Intellectual Property Issues in Software

      Software is the product of intellectual creativity, but protection of the intellectual property residing in software is the subject of some controversy. This book aims to capture a range of…

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      The Future of Supercomputing: An Interim Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on the Future of Supercomputing

      The Committee on the Future of Supercomputing was tasked to assess prospects for supercomputing technology research and development in support of US needs, to examine key elements of context and…

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      Looking Over the Fence at Networks: A Neighbor’s View of Networking Research

      Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Research Horizons in Networking,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

      A remarkable creation, the Internet encompasses a diversity of networks, technologies, and organizations. The enormous volume and great variety of data carried over it give it a rich complexity and…

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      Information Technology for Manufacturing: A Research Agenda

      Committee to Study Information Technology and Manufacturing,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents a vision of manufacturing in the twenty-first century that maximizes efficiencies and improvements by exploiting the power of information and provides a research agenda for information technology and manufacturing…

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      Funding a Revolution: Government Support for Computing Research

      Committee on Innovations in Computing and Communications: Lessons from History,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the history of computing since World War II to elucidate the federal government’s role in funding computing research, supporting the education of computer scientists and engineers, and equipping university…

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      National Collaboratories: Applying Information Technology for Scientific Research

      Committee Toward a National Collaboratory: Establishing the User-Developer Partnership,National Research Council

      Addresses technical, scientific, and social aspects of fostering scientific collaboration using information technology. This book explores issues in molecular biology, oceanography, and space physics, and derives recommendations for a partnership…

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      Embedded, Everywhere: A Research Agenda for Networked Systems of Embedded Computers

      Committee on Networked Systems of Embedded Computers,National Research Council,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores the potential of networked systems of embedded computers and the research challenges arising from embedding computation and communications technology into a variety of applications. This book describes how these…

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      Strategic Management of Information and Communication Technology: The United States Air Force Experience with Y2K

      Mark Haselkorn,National Research Council

      Shortly before we rolled from 1999 to 2000 we understood we were standing on the brink of the end of our technological society. Shortly after, we were relieved to discover…

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      State Voter Registration Databases: Immediate Actions and Future Improvements

      Committee on State Voter Registration Databases,National Research Council

      The Help America Vote Act of 2002 requires the states to develop a single, computerized voter registration data base (VRD) that is defined, maintained, and administered at the state level…

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      Continuing Innovation in Information Technology

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Depicting Innovation in Information Technology

      Information technology (IT) is widely understood to be the enabling technology of the 21st century. IT has transformed, and continues to transform, all aspects of our lives: commerce and finance…

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      Broadband: Bringing Home the Bits

      Committee on Broadband Last Mile Technology,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,National Research Council

      Provides a contemporary snapshot of technologies, strategies, and policies for improving our communications and information infrastructure. This book explores the potential benefits of broadband, existing and projected demand, progress and…

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      Improving State Voter Registration Databases: Final Report

      Committee on State Voter Registration Databases,National Research Council

      Improving State Voter Registration Databases outlines several actions that are needed to help make voter registration databases capable of sharing information within state agencies and across state lines. These include…

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      Summary of a Workshop on Software Certification and Dependability

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Certifiably Dependable Software Systems

      Presents a summary of workshop participants; and presentations and subsequent discussion. This report covers, among other things, the strengths and limitations of process; challenges and opportunities; experience to date; organization…

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      More Than Screen Deep: Toward Every-Citizen Interfaces to the Nation’s Information Infrastructure

      Toward an Every-Citizen Interface to the NII Steering Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The national information infrastructure (NII) holds the promise of connecting people of all ages and descriptions-bringing them opportunities to interact with businesses, government agencies, entertainment sources, and social networks. This…

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      Summary of a Workshop on Using Information Technology to Enhance Disaster Management

      National Research Council,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Using Information Technology to Enhance Disaster Management,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Summary of a Workshop on Using Information Technology to Enhance Disaster Management (2005)

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      Information Technology in the Service Society: A Twenty-First Century Lever

      Committee to Study the Impact of Information Technology on the Performance of Service Activities,National Research Council

      Examines what macroeconomic data do and do not show about the impact of information technology on service-sector productivity. This book assesses the ways in which different service firms have implemented…

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      Evolving the High Performance Computing and Communications Initiative to Support the Nation’s Information Infrastructure

      Committee to Study High Performance Computing and Communications: Status of a Major Initiative,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Maintaining the United States’ lead in information technology requires federal support of research in this area, most of which is funded under the High Performance Computing and Communications Initiative (HPCCI)…

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      Wireless Technology Prospects and Policy Options

      Committee on Wireless Technology Prospects and Policy Options,National Research Council

      The use of radio-frequency communication–commonly referred to as wireless communication–is becoming more pervasive as well as more economically and socially important. Technological progress over many decades has enabled the deployment…

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      Critical Code: Software Producibility for Defense

      Committee for Advancing Software-Intensive Systems Producibility,National Research Council

      Critical Code contemplates Department of Defense (DoD) needs and priorities for software research and suggests a research agenda and related actions. Building on two prior books–Summary of a Workshop on…

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      Radio Frequency Identification Technologies: A Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Radio Frequency Identification Technologies,National Academy of Sciences

      Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is gaining acceptance as a means to track an array of manufactured objects. This book tells how RFID technologies have shown promise in transportation and…

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      Keeping the U.S. Computer Industry Competitive: Systems Integration

      Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Systems integration offers an opportunity for US firms to capitalize on their strengths. This book discusses what systems integration is, its importance and prospects for growth, why it is expected…

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      Renewing U.S. Telecommunications Research

      Committee on Telecommunications Research and Development,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

      Provides an examination of telecommunications research support levels, focus, time horizon in industry, an assessment of university telecommunications research, and the implications of these findings on the health of the…

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      Modeling and Simulation: Linking Entertainment and Defense

      Committee on Modeling and Simulation: Opportunities for Collaboration Between the Defense and Entertainment Research Communities,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      This volume explores both entertainment and military applications of modelling and simulation technologies and examines the ways in which the two communities can better leverage each other’s capabilities to strengthen…

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      Making IT Better: Expanding Information Technology Research to Meet Society’s Needs

      Committee on Information Technology Research in a Competitive World,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Against the background of dramatic change in the IT landscape, the committee examines key questions such as: Are government and industrial sponsors providing sufficient funding for IT research? Is the…

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      Summary of a Forum on Spectrum Management Policy Reform

      Committee on Wireless Technology Prospects and Policy Options,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      In 2003, the Department of Commerce’s Spectrum Policy Initiative was established for promoting a more efficient and beneficial use of the spectrum. This report presents a summary of the views…

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      Interim Report on 21st Century Cyber-Physical Systems Education

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on 21st Century Cyber-Physical Systems Education

      Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are increasingly relied on to provide the functionality and value to products, systems, and infrastructure in sectors including transportation, health care, manufacturing, and electrical power generation and…

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      Computational Technology for Effective Health Care: Immediate Steps and Strategic Directions

      Committee on Engaging the Computer Science Research Community in Health Care Informatics,National Research Council

      Despite a strong commitment to delivering quality health care, persistent problems involving medical errors and ineffective treatment continue to plague the industry. Many of these problems are the consequence of…

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      Virtual Reality: Scientific and Technological Challenges

      Committee on Virtual Reality Research and Development,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Discusses various aspects of creating a system that will allow human operators to see, hear, smell, taste, move about, give commands, respond to conditions, and manipulate objects effectively in a…

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      Information Technology Research, Innovation, and e-Government

      Committee on Computing and Communications Research to Enable Better Use of Information Technology in Government,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the emerging visions for e-government, the technologies required to implement them, and approaches that can be taken to accelerate innovation and the transition of innovative information technologies from the…

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      Computing Professionals: Changing Needs for the 1990’s

      A Workshop Prepared by the Steering Committee on Human Resources in Computer Science and Technology,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Building from discussions at a workshop, this book explores the number, composition, demand, and supply of computing professionals in the United States. It identifies key issues and sources of data…

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      IT Roadmap to a Geospatial Future

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Intersections Between Geospatial Information and Information Technology,National Academy of Sciences

      A grand challenge for science is to understand the human implications of global environmental change and to help society cope with those changes. Virtually all the scientific questions associated with…

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      LC21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress

      Committee on an Information Technology Strategy for the Library of Congress,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Discusses the issue of digital information and networks challenging core practices of all organizations with intensive information management needs. This text also provides recommendations for moving forward at the Libary…

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      Professionalizing the Nation’s Cybersecurity Workforce?: Criteria for Decision-Making

      Committee on Professionalizing the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce: Criteria for Future Decision-Making,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      Considers approaches to increasing the professionalization of the nation’s cybersecurity workforce. This title examines requirements for the federal (military and civilian) workforce, the private sector, and state and local government.

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