Computer Science and Telecommunications Board Core Support

这笔赠款继续为美国国家科学院/国家研究委员会计算机科学和电信委员会（CSTB）的活动提供部分核心支持。CSTB的成员是负责美国计算机科学、计算技术、电信和应用健康发展的国家领导人。该委员会有五个基本职能：(1)监测和促进计算机科学、计算技术和电信领域（包括人力资源和基础设施）的健康发展；发起涉及这些领域的研究；(3)就计算机和电信系统的规划、利用和现代化向政府、非营利组织和私营企业提供建议；（四）促进计算机科学、计算与电信技术以及其他纯科学与应用技术的交流；(5)在核管理委员会内部提供这些领域的专业知识基础。

This grant provides continued partial core support of the activities of the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council. The CSTB maintains a membership of national leaders who address the health of U.S. computer science, computing technology, telecommunications, and applications. The board has five basic functions: (1) Monitor and promote the health of computer science, computing technology, and telecommunications fields (including human resources and infrastructure); (2) Initiate studies involving those fields; (3) Provide advice to government, non-profit organizations, and private industry on computer and telecommunications systems planning, utilization, and modernization; (4) Foster communication among computer science, computing and telecommunications technologies,and other pure and applied science and technology; (5) Provide a base of expertise in these fields within the NRC.