CyberInfrastructure - Joi Ito Wiki

"In the same way society now depends on highways, water systems, and power grids, the panel contends, scientific research in the coming years will depend on the quality of the cyberinfrastructure — the integrated information, computing, and communications systems that tie us together." -- DanielAtkins

"Revolutionizing Science and Engineering through Cyberinfrastructure" is a report of the U.S. National Science Foundation Advisory Committee on Cyber-infrastucture.

DanielAtkins, chaired the committee and offers a synopsis of their findings.

CNET News has reported that, in the United States, the

Department of Homeland Security says it has created a new division to "protect the nation's critical infrastructure assets." -- 2003-06-07

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