Scope and Directions in Computer Science and Technology

1986年，国家研究理事会(NCR)成立了计算机科学和技术委员会，以认识到计算机科学作为一门学术学科和智力领域的重要性，以及信息技术在几乎生活的所有方面所发挥的日益重要的作用。该委员会的章程是广泛的：确保美国尽一切努力开发和利用计算机科学和技术所代表的重大新的国家资源。计算机对创新和经济增长、国家安全、生活质量和科学进步的贡献无处不在，影响着许多联邦机构的计划，也影响着国内产业。然而，到目前为止，还没有任何组织能够适当地处理或影响这一重要领域的整体情况。计算机科学和技术委员会旨在成为一项核心资产，用于确定新技术的影响，评估影响计算机科学和技术的当前和拟议政策，并预测美国计算机科学地位面临的挑战。在接下来的24个月里，计算机科学和技术委员会将根据新出现的和预期的情况，评估如何最好地组织计算机领域的研究和教学。这项研究将由一个来自不同分支学科的委员会进行，代表和意见来自控制关键资源库的管理者，并将建立在过去相关研究的基础上。//

In 1986, the National Research Council (NCR) established the Computer Science and Technology Board in recognition of the importance of computer science as an academic discipline and an intellectual domain, and of the increasingly critical role played by information technology in virtually all facets of life. The Board's charter is a broad one: to ensure that the U.S. makes every effort to develop and use the major new national resource represented in computer science and technology. The computer's contributions to innovation and economic growth, to national security, to the quality of life, and to scientific progress are pervasive and affect the programs of a number of federal agencies, as well as domestic industries. Until now, however, no organization has been suitably positioned to address or influence the overall condition of this important field. The Computer Science and Technology Board is intended to be a central asset for identifying the implications of new technologies, assessing current and proposed policies that affect computer science and technology, and anticipating challenges to the strength of the U.S. computer science posture. Over the next 24 months, the Computer Science and Technology Board will assess how best to organize the conduct of research and teaching in the computer field, in light of emerging and anticipated conditions. The study will be performed by a committee drawn from a variety of subdisciplines, with representation and input from administrators who control key resource pools, and will build on past studies as relevant.//