From: "Clifford Lynch" <CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org>
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Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 10:30:00 -0400
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Subject: Report on NSF Advanced Computing Infrastructure Directions
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Last week, to what seems to be relatively little fanfare, the 
Computer Sciences and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the US 
National Academies released a report from an NSF-funded study titled 
"Future Directions for NSF Advanced Computing Infrastructure".

There is a press release here

http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=138529

and the report (also linked from the press release) is available as a 
free PDF  download from the NAS at:

http://www.nap.edu/catalog/21886

At least the executive summary will be of interest to many 
CNI-announce readers. Advanced computing infrastructure here is 
viewed broadly, not just very high performance computing. Among the 
interesting reccomendations:

- the need for a more explicit and transparent planning process ofr 
advanced computing infrastucture that includes clearer long-term 
directions and roadmaps.

- and explicit recognition of the need to adjust to a growing use of 
commercial cloud services: this will have implications for the 
evolution and funding of campus cyberinfrastructure.

- Explicit recognition of the need for funding streams to support 
infrastructure (including software) and not to confuse this with 
research funding (also needed, of course) on advanced computing 
systems and services.


Clifford Lynch
Director, CNI