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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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      Biometric Recognition: Challenges and Opportunities

      Whither Biometrics Committee,National Research Council

      Biometric recognition–the automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioral and biological characteristic–is promoted as a way to help identify terrorists, provide better control of access to physical facilities and…

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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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      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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      Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media: Report of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps

      Following an earlier NRC workshop on public response to alerts and warnings delivered to mobile devices, a related workshop was held on February 28 and 29, 2012 to look at…

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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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      Geotargeted Alerts and Warnings: Report of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps

      Committee on Geotargeted Disaster Alerts and Warnings: A Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      Presents the summary of a February, 2013 workshop convened by the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council to examine precise geotargeting of public alerts and warnings…

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      Asking the Right Questions About Electronic Voting

      Committee on a Framework for Understanding Electronic Voting,National Research Council

      Election officials look to electronic voting systems as a means for improving their ability to more effectively conduct and administer elections. This work describes the important questions and issues that…

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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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      Summary of a Workshop on the Technology, Policy, and Cultural Dimensions of Biometric Systems

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

      Biometrics and the use of physiological and behavioral characteristics for identification purposes has been promoted as a way to enhance security and identification efficiency. This book contains the summary of…

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      Getting Up to Speed: The Future of Supercomputing

      Committee on the Future of Supercomputing,National Research Council

      Supercomputers play a significant and growing role in a variety of areas important to the nation. They are used to address challenging science and technology problems. In recent years, however…

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      Summary of a Workshop for Software-Intensive Systems and Uncertainty at Scale

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

      The growing scale and complexity of software-intensive systems are introducing fundamental new challenges of uncertainty and scale that are particularly demanding for defense systems. To assist in meeting these challenges…

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      Cryptography’s Role in Securing the Information Society

      Committee to Study National Cryptography Policy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Addresses the need for a strong national policy on cryptography that promotes and encourages the widespread use of this tool for protecting of the information interests of individuals, businesses, and…

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      IDs - Not That Easy: Questions About Nationwide Identity Systems

      Committee on Authentication Technologies and Their Privacy Implications,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

      IDs?Not That Easy highlights some of the challenging policy, procedural, and technological issues presented by nationwide identity systems. In the wake of the events of September 11, 2001, nationwide identity…

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      Networking Health: Prescriptions for the Internet

      Committee on Enhancing the Internet for Health Applications: Technical Requirements and Implementation Strategies,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the ways in which the Internet may become a routine part of health care delivery and payment and biomedical research. Building upon a series of site visits, this book…

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      The Future of Computing Performance: Game Over or Next Level?

      Committee on Sustaining Growth in Computing Performance,National Research Council

      The end of dramatic exponential growth in single-processor performance marks the end of the dominance of the single microprocessor in computing. The era of sequential computing must give way to…

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      Transforming Combustion Research Through Cyberinfrastructure

      Committee on Building Cyberinfrastructure for Combustion Research,National Research Council

      Combustion has provided society with most of its energy needs for millennia, from igniting the fires of cave dwellers to propelling the rockets that traveled to the Moon. Even in…

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      Toward Better Usability, Security, and Privacy of Information Technology: Report of a Workshop

      Steering Committee on the Usability, Security, and Privacy of Computer Systems,National Research Council

      Despite many advances, security and privacy often remain too complex for individuals or enterprises to manage effectively or to use conveniently. Security is hard for users, administrators, and developers to…

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      Technology, Policy, Law, and Ethics Regarding U.S. Acquisition and Use of Cyberattack Capabilities

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Offensive Information Warfare

      The United States is increasingly dependent on information and information technology for both civilian and military purposes, as are many other nations. Although there is a substantial literature on the…

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      Software for Dependable Systems: Sufficient Evidence?

      Committee on Certifiably Dependable Software Systems,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Software for Dependable Systems: Sufficient Evidence?

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      Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace

      Committee on Improving Cybersecurity Research in the United States,National Research Council

      Given the growing importance of cyberspace to various aspects of national life, a secure cyberspace is vitally important to the nation, but cyberspace is far from secure. This title offers…

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      Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Summary of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps

      Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps,National Research Council

      Presents a summary of the Workshop on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps, held April 13 and 14, 2010, in Washington, D.C…

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      Who Goes There?: Authentication Through the Lens of Privacy

      Committee on Authentication Technologies and Their Privacy Implications,National Research Council

      Explores authentication technologies and their implications for the privacy of the individuals being authenticated. This book examines numerous concepts, including authorization, identification, privacy, and security. It provides a framework to…

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      Achieving Effective Acquisition of Information Technology in the Department of Defense

      Committee on Improving Processes and Policies for the Acquisition and Test of Information Technologies in the Department of Defense,National Research Council

      In the military, information technology (IT) has enabled profound advances in weapons systems and the management and operation of the defense enterprise. A significant portion of the Department of Defense…

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