- Author
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Title
- High Performance Computing and Communications Toward a National Information Infrastructure.
- Coporate
- Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC
- Keywords
- computers | computation
- Identifiers
- High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC); National Information Infrastructure (NII); National Research and Education Network (NREN); Advanced Software Technology and Algorithms (ASTA); Information Infrastructure Technology and Applications (IITA); Basic Research and Human Resources (BRHR)
- Abstract
- The goal of the Federal High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) Program is to accelerate the development of future generations of high performance computers and networks and the use of these resources in the Federal government and throughout the American economy. Scalable high performance computers, advanced high speed computer communications networks, and advanced software are critical components of a new National Information Infrastructure (NII). This infrastructure is essential to our national competitiveness and will enable us to strengthen and improve the civil infrastructure, digital libraries, education and lifelone learning, energy management, the environment, health care, manufacturing processes and products, national security, and public access to government information.