Keeping the U.S. Computer Industry Competitive

Keeping the U.S. Computer Industry Competitive

Defining the Agenda

  • Editor: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309041768
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309582322
  • Lloc de publicació:  United States
  • Any de publicació digital: 1990
  • Mes: Gener
  • Pàgines: 86
  • Idioma: Anglés

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).

  • Cover
  • 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

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