Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Tag: OSTP
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On Being the Right Size: Science Scaling and Power Laws
Balancing single researcher support against large projects is of ever-growing scientific policy importance.
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Quantifying Innovation and Investment
According to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), federal funding for research, development, and facilities has declined from 1.23 percent of gross domestic product in fiscal year 1976 to an estimated 0.75 percent in the President’s proposed 2015 budget.
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Research Data Sustainability and Access
The dramatic growth of research data, the collaborative and competitive nature of international science and engineering research, expectations for economic returns from research investments and disciplinary differences all make this a pressing and difficult problem. Our current, ad hoc approaches are inadequate and not sustainable.
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That’s One Small Step for {a} Man …
On Sunday afternoon, July 20, 1969, I rode my AMF Roadmaster bicycle to the local Gulf gas station and asked for their cardboard model of the Apollo Lunar Module. I pedaled home in time to watch the Apollo 11 lunar landing later that afternoon, holding the cardboard model of the LEM in my hands. That…
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The Long Race for Innovation
I’ve always enjoyed the fact that the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) staff members rearrange our seating at each PCAST meeting. It gives me a chance to have sidebar conversations with different people during each meeting. At our most recent meeting, I happened to be sitting next to Norm Augustine, the former head…
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PCAST, NITRD and the Future
leading international position is not a birthright – continuing U.S. leadership in networking and information technology will require bold, imaginative thinking and collaboration among government, academia and industry.