Coalition for Networked Information 
Information Policies:  A Compilation of Position Statements, Principles, 
Statutes, and Other Pertinent  Statements


Computer Science and 
Telecommunications Board
National Academy of  Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20418

Source:  Electronic Mail Message from Marjory Blumenthal, 
Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Washington, 
DC, April 18, 1991.

Mission Statement

The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council was established in 1986 to consider technical and policy issues pertaining to computer science, telecommunications, and associated technologies. The functions of the Board include:

a) Monitor and promote the health of the computer science, computing technology, and telecommunications fields, including attention as appropriate to the issues of human resources and information infrastructure.

b) Initiate studies involving computer science, computing technology, and telecommunications as critical resources and sources of national economic strength.

c) Respond to requests from the government, non-profit organizations, and private industry for advice on computer science, computing technology, and telecommunications issues; and to requests from the government for advice on computer and telecommunications systems planning, utilization, and modernization.

d) Foster interaction among computer science, computing, and telecommunications technologies, and other pure and applied science.

e) Provide a base of expertise in the National Research Council in the area of computer science and technology.

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Reports available from the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board

Report of the Panel to Review the NASA Computer Science Research Program, September 1987.

Toward a National Research Network, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., July 1988.

The National Challenge in Computer Science and Technology, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., September 1988.

Global Trends in Computer Technology and Their Impact on Export Controls, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., December 1988.

Survey on Supercomputing and Parallel Processing, April 1989.

Scaling Up: A Research Agenda for Software Engineering, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., October 1989.

Supercomputers: Directions in Technology and Applications, National Academy Press, December 1989.

Keeping the U.S. Computer Industry Competitive: Defining the Agenda, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., January 1990.

Computers at Risk: Safe Computing in the Information Age, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1991.

Elements of Systems Modernization for the Social Security Administration, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1991.

Intellectual Property Issues in Software, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1991.

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