IP: NSF solicitation for fundamental IT research

[David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> From: Thomas_A._Kalil () opd eop gov
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 10:45:08 -0400
>
>
> NSF has issued a solicitation to increase
> support for fundamental IT research, consistent
> with the recommendations of the President's
> Information Technology Advisory Committee,
> and with bipartisan legislation introduced by the
> House Science Committee.
>
> The solicitation also includes support for
> research on the "social and economic implications
> of IT."
>
> The level of funding will depend on Congressional
> appropriations for NSF in FY2000.
>
>               IT research    Terascale computing
> President's request $110      $36
> House               $35       $0
> Senate:             $105      $21
>
> See http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf99167/nsf99167.htm
> for the solicitation and
>
> http:/www.ccic.gov for background on the IT initiative
> and the PITAC report.
>
> - Tom Kalil
> The White House
> thomas_kalil () opd eop gov