Report of the Information Technology Workshop

Abstract

The U.S. position of leadership in information technology is being challenged as never before. The central question that capsules the purpose of the Workshop is: What areas of research are most important to sustain the vitality of this crucial sphere of national life -- with consequences for the economy and national security? The effort, reported herein, addressed the following six topical areas in as much depth as possible: Artificial Intelligence; Distributed Computing and Networking; Highly Parallel Computing; Information Science; Research in Support of Some Major Use Areas; and Robotics.