Federal Funding for IT and Cyberinfrastructure

Recent resources tagged with Federal Funding for IT and Cyberinfrastructure.

Trail-Blazing the Cyberinfrastructure Road

Title:	Trail-Blazing the Cyberinfrastructure Road (ID: ERM0844)
Author(s):	Guy T. Almes (Texas A&M University) and Patrick Dreher (Renaissance Computing Institute)
Origin:	EDUCAUSE Review Articles (07/01/2008)
Type:	Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:	The co-chairs of the EDUCAUSE Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CCI) Working Group provide background on the group and its acitivities in the area of higher education cyberinfrastructure.

Cyberinfrastructure Vision for 21st Century Discovery

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Title:

Cyberinfrastructure Vision for 21st Century Discovery (ID: CSD4892)

Source:

National Science Foundation

Origin:

Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2007)

Type:

Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports

Abstract:

"NSF's Cyberinfrastructure Vision for 21st Century Discovery is presented in a set of interrelated
chapters that describe the various challenges and opportunities in the complementary areas that
make up cyberinfrastructure: computing systems,data, information resources, networking, digitally
enabled-sensors, instruments, virtual organizations, and observatories, along with an interoperable
suite of software services and tools."

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http://www.nsf.gov/od/oci/CI_Vision_March07.pdf

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IT Network Development and Security: Who’s Going to Pay for This?

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Title:

IT Network Development and Security: Who’s Going to Pay for This? (ID: NTW0301)

Author(s):

Peter A. Freeman (National Science Foundation), Sharon Hays, Herbert S. Lin, and Michael Vatis (Dartmouth College)

Origin:

Presented at Policy Conferences (2003)

Type:

Presentations/Speeches

Abstract:

Higher education computer networks have been called the Achilles? heel of the nation's cyberinfrastructure. Although several recent reports cite the need for government investment in network development and cybersecurity research, the reality of dwindling federal and state budgets could mean that colleges and universities are on their own in shielding their networks from potential cyberhijacking. Learn about federal initiatives and opportunities for institutions and state governments to shore up their networks.

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