Keeping the U.S. Computer Industry Competitive: Defining the Agenda

By National Research Council

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).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309041767
• ISBN13: 9780309041768
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 85 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"