This book warns that retaining U.S. preeminence in computing at the beginning of the next century will require long-term planning, leadership, and collective will that cannot be attained with a business-as-usual approach by industry or government. This consensus emerged from a colloquium of top executives from the U.S. computer sector, university and industry researchers, and government policymakers.
Among the major issues discussed are 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 manufacturing and in the integration of research, development, and manufacturing; technical standards for both hardware and software manufacture and operation; and education and infrastructure (in particular, computer networks).
Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Executive Summary
- 1. Over view
- 2. Hardware
- 3. Software
- 4. Services and Systems Integration
- 5. Business and Marketing
- 6. Turning Point
- Appendixes
- A: Colloquium Program
- B: Colloquium Participants
- ISBN10 0309041767
- ISBN13 9780309041768
- Publish Date 1 February 1990 (first published 1 January 1990)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 10 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint National Academies Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 85
- Language English