Nap: Keeping The U.s. Computer Industry Competitive: Defining The Agenda (pr Only) - Softcover

NAP

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309041767 ISBN 13: 9780309041768

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1990

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

The Computer Science and Technology Board, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309041767
• ISBN 13: 9780309041768
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 86