| This new book highlights the fundamental importance of research to ensure that I.T. meets society's expanding needs. Against the background of dramatic change in the I.T. landscape, the committee examines four key questions: * Is the scope of I.T. research broad enough-particularly in the arena of large-scale systems-to address government, business, and social applications?
* Are government and industrial sponsors providing sufficient funding for I.T. research?
* Is the research net big both big and diverse enough to capture sufficient financial and intellectual resources to advance the field?
* Are structures and mechanisms for funding and conducting research suited to the new sets of research challenges? |
