Doctoral Dissertation Research: Science and the Market in the Implementation of the National Information Infrastructure

博士论文研究：国家信息基础设施建设中的科学与市场

• 批准号: 9423145
• 负责人: Gary Downey
• 金额: $ 0.5万
• 依托单位: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-03-01 至 1996-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9423145&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Science; Market

Under the direction of Professor Gary Downey, Mr. Juan Rogers is examining the implementation process of the National Information Infrastructure (NII) from the early 1980's to the HPCC Act of 1991. Initially proposed as a support infrastructure for science, the NII became the foundation for a society-wide system. The articulation of key positions in the deliberations incorporated background accounts about the nature and role of science, its contribution to economic and military supremacy, the role of technology in changing social relations and the economy, and the emerging situation after the cultural and economic vicissitudes of the 1960's and 1970's among others. A significant consequence of this construction was a connection between science and the market in which the former served as a vehicle for creating a free market of information while protecting the supercomputer industry. This study aims to account for this process by identifying the participants, their interests and perspectives and show how they shaped the resulting framework through their interaction. First, Mr. Rogers is analyzing the US Congress records of hearings, agency reports, and legislative action on the subject. Second, he is singling out key individuals and institutions for further study by means of interviews and the search for additional documentation. The final product will be offer an account of the dynamics of the process that lasted roughly a decade.

在Gary Downey教授的指导下，Juan Rogers先生正在研究从20世纪80年代初到1991年HPCC法案的国家信息基础设施（NII）的实施过程。NII最初是作为科学的支持基础设施提出的，后来成为一个全社会系统的基础。在审议过程中，对关键职位的阐述结合了关于科学的性质和作用、科学对经济和军事优势的贡献、技术在改变社会关系和经济中的作用、以及在20世纪60年代和70年代文化和经济变迁之后的新形势等方面的背景说明。这种构建的一个重要后果是科学与市场之间的联系，前者在保护超级计算机产业的同时，充当了创建自由信息市场的工具。本研究旨在通过确定参与者、他们的兴趣和观点来解释这一过程，并展示他们如何通过相互作用形成最终的框架。首先，罗杰斯先生分析了美国国会关于该主题的听证会记录、机构报告和立法行动。其次，他通过面谈和寻找其他文件，挑选出重要的个人和机构进行进一步研究。最终的作品将提供一个持续了大约十年的过程的动态描述。