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Information Technology Research and Development: Critical Trends and Issues is a report of the Office of Technology Assessment of the United States Government on the research and development in the area of information technology. The report discusses information technology research and development -...
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Pergamon Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 1985. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080336480 |
| Summary: |
Information Technology Research and Development: Critical Trends and Issues is a report of the Office of Technology Assessment of the United States Government on the research and development in the area of information technology. The report discusses information technology research and development - its goals, nature, issues, and strategies; environment and its changes; the roles of the participants; and the health of its field. The book then goes on to four selected case studies in information technology: advanced computer architecture; fiber optic communications; software engineering; and ar. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiii, 342 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781483146850 1483146855 |
| Index Number: | QA76 |
| CLC: | TP14 |
| Contents: |
Front Cover; Information Technology Research and Development: Critical Trends and Issues; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Office of Technology Assessment; Foreword; OTA Information Technology Research and Development Project Staff; Information Technology Research and Development Advisory Panel; Part 1: Information Technology Research and Development; Chapter 1. Introduction and Summary; Goals for Federal R & D Policy; Principal Findings; The Nature of Information Technology R & D; Case Studies; Issues and Strategies; Summary. Chapter 2. The Environment for R & D inInformation Technology in the United StatesIntroduction; Concepts for R & D; The Roles of the Participants and the R & D Environment; Measures of the Health of U.S.R & D in Information Technology; A Synthesis: The Changing U.S.R & D Environment; Observations; Chapter 3. Selected Case Studies inInformation Technology Research and Development; Introduction; Case Study 1: Advanced Computer Architecture; Case Study 2: Fiber Optic Communications; Case Study 3: Software Engineering; Case Study 4: Artificial Intelligence. Chapter 4. Effects of Deregulation and Divestiture on ResearchFindings; Antitrust Laws, Deregulation, and Divestiture; Management of Research at AT & T; Factors Affecting Research; Policy Implications; Chapter 4 References; Chapter 5. Education and Human Resources for Research and Development; Findings; The Concern About Manpower; The Relationship Between Manpower Development and Economic Growth; Identifying Particular Manpower Problems and Solutions; The Range of Manpower Predictions; The Supply of Manpower; The Problems in Higher Education; Elementary and Secondary Education. The Federal Role in Manpower DevelopmentThe Societal Context for Determining Federal Manpower Policy; Chapter 5 References; Chapter 6. New Roles for Universities in Information Technology R & D; Introduction; A Conceptual Framework; Forces Driving New Relationships; Impacts of New University Arrangements; New Roles for Universities: Selected Case Studies; Chapter 6 References; Chapter 7. Foreign Information Technology Research and Development; International Trends in Information Technology Research and Development; Implications for U.S. Information Technology R & D Policies; Conclusions; Japan. FranceThe United Kingdom; Chapter 8. Information Technology R & D in the Context of U.S. Science and Technology Policy; Findings; Introduction; Part I: Background; Part II: Key Issue Areas; Concluding Thoughts; Chapter 9. Technology and Industry; Importance of Information Technology; Composition of Information Technology; Characteristics of the U.S. Information Technology Industry; Where the Technology is Heading; Index. |