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Information Technology Frontiers for a New Millennium
IT R&D
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IT R&D Goals
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Assure continued U.S. leadership in computing, information, and communications
technologies to meet Federal goals and to support U.S. 21st century academic,
defense, and industrial interests
Accelerate deployment of advanced
and experimental information technologies to maintain world leadership
in science, engineering, and mathematics; improve the quality of life;
promote long-term economic growth; increase lifelong learning; protect
the environment; harness information technology; and enhance national
security
Advance U.S. productivity and industrial
competitiveness through long-term scientific and engineering research
in computing, information, and communications technologies
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CIC R&D Agencies
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- AHRQ:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and
Human Services
- DARPA:
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Defense
- DOE:
Office of Science Department of Energy-Office of Science
- ED:
Department of Education
- EPA:
Environmental Protection Agency
- NASA:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NIH:
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- NIST:
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce
- NOAA:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- NSA:
National Security Agency, Department of Defense
- NSF:
National Science Foundation
- OSD/URI:
Office of the Secretary of Defense's University Research Initiative
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Evaluation Criteria
for IT R&D
Programs
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Relevance/Contribution
The research must significantly contribute to the overall goals of the Federal
Information Technology Research and Development (IT R&D) program, which
include the goals of the seven Program Component Areas--High End Computing
Infrastructure and Applications (HEC I&A), High End Computing Research and
Development (HEC R&D), Human Computer Interface and Information Management
(HCI & IM), Large Scale Networking (LSN), Software Design and Productivity
(SDP), High Confidence Software and Systems (HCSS), and Social, Economic,
and Workforce Implications of Information Technology and Information Technology
Workforce Development (SEW)--to enable solution of Grand Challenge- and
National Challenge-class applications problems.
Technical/Scientific Merit
The proposed agency program must be technically/scientifically sound and
of high quality and must be the product of a documented technical/scientific
planning and review process.
Readiness
A clear agency planning process must be evident, and the organization must
have demonstrated capability to carry out the program.
Timeliness
The proposed work must be technically/scientifically timely for one or more
of the IT R&D Program Component Areas.
Linkages
The responsible organization must have established policies, programs, and
activities promoting effective technical and scientific connections among
government, industry, and academic sectors.
Costs
The identified resources must be adequate, represent an appropriate share
of the total available IT R&D resources (e.g., a balance among Program Component
Areas), promote prospects for coordinated or joint funding, and address
long-term resource implications.
Agency Approval
The proposed program or activity must have policy-level approval by the
submitting agency.
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