Making IT better : expanding information technology research to meet society's needs /
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academy Press,
2000.
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Table of Contents:
- Many Faces of Information Technology Research 23
- A Classification of Information Technology Research 26
- Changing Environment for Information Technology Research 29
- Changing Industrial Structure 30
- Expanding Applications of Information Technology 33
- Implications for Information Technology Research 37
- Implications for the Research Enterprise 42
- 2 Resources for Information Technology Research 48
- Diversity in the Research Base 49
- Federal Support for Information Technology Research 51
- Trends in Federal Funding 52
- Sources of Federal Support 56
- Styles of Federal Support 58
- Federal Information Technology Research Programs 60
- Industry Support for Information Technology Research 64
- Trends in Industrial Support 66
- Disincentives to Corporate Investment in Research and Development 70
- A Countertrend in Central Research Laboratories 76
- Gaps in the Research Base: Systems Integration 79
- Research by End-User Organizations 82
- Venture Capital Support for Innovation 85
- University Research 87
- Trends in Support for University Research 88
- Gaps in Academic Research 90
- Commercialization of University Research 91
- 3 Research on Large-Scale Systems 99
- What Is the Problem with Large-Scale Systems? 100
- Technical Challenges Associated with Large-Scale Systems 107
- Large Scale 108
- Complexity 108
- Heterogeneity 110
- Flexibility 111
- Trustworthiness 114
- Distributed Operation and Administration 118
- Improving the Design and Implementation of Large-Scale Systems 118
- Limitations of Past Research 119
- Toward an Expanded Systems Research Agenda 124
- Designing a Research Program 126
- Moving Forward 133
- 4 Research Motivated by Social Applications of Information Technology 142
- Social Applications of Information Technology 144
- Research Challenges in Social Applications of Information Technology 148
- Group Applications 149
- Knowledge Management 150
- Commerce 151
- Coordination and Control 152
- Common Challenges 153
- System-Specific Research 154
- Conducting Research on Social Applications 155
- A Plausible Approach 155
- New Research Teams 157
- Mechanisms for Social Applications Research 160
- Participation of End-User Organizations 160
- Industry Internships and Sabbaticals 166
- Interdisciplinary Research in Academia 168
- Interdisciplinary Research in Industry 179
- Multidisciplinary Research Centers 180
- Embedding Information Technology Research in Other Disciplines 185
- Expanding the Scope of Information Technology Research 187
- 5 Expanding the Scale and Scope of Information Technology Research 195
- Recommendations for Government 197
- Recommendations for Universities 206
- Recommendations for Industry 209.