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Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
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Forty years ago—on December 5, 1969—the U.S. Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) connected four computer network nodes at the University...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | December 8, 2009
Forty years ago—on December 5, 1969—the U.S. Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) connected four computer network nodes at the University...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | December 8, 2009
University of Utah computer scientist Juliana Freire is working to find data that could be missed in the quagmire of technology available, and to manage and integrate...LiveScience From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2009
Trying to categorize computing as engineering, science, or math is fruitless; we have our own paradigm.Peter J. Denning, Peter A. Freeman From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2009
How government-industry collaboration can have far-reaching economic influences.Orna Berry, Yigal Grayeff From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2009
Highlighting efforts and providing the rationale to increase the participation and success of underrepresented groups in computing.Richard E. Ladner From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2009
Information technology (IT) will become increasingly organic and humans will get closer to technology, predicts Eurotech Spa President and CEO Roberto Siagri. By...Financial Times Digital Business From ACM TechNews | November 5, 2009
Government-funded basic and applied research at U.S. universities has been one of the pillars of the U.S. high tech sector. But at least in information technology...Harvard Business Publishing From ACM Opinion | November 4, 2009
Ping Fu, CEO of the digital shape sampling and processing company Geomagic, discusses her background, achievements, and challenges managing a company during a period...Bob Cramblitt, Ping Fu From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2009
Members of the computer science community should become more involved in public service by becoming program managers at federal agencies, the opportunities and...Jonathan M. Smith From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2009
Developing an effective pricing index is essential to understanding the value of broadband connectivity.Shane Greenstein From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2009
How the U.S. Supreme Court's forthcoming decision in the Bilski v. Doll case is expected to affect existing and future software patents.Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2009
Why does your computer bother you so much about security, but still isn't secure? It's because users don't have a model for security, or a simple way to keep important...Butler Lampson From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2009
Jamie Zawinski is what I would call a duct-tape programmer.
I say that with a great deal of respect. He is the kind of programmer who is hard at work building...joelonsoftware.com From ACM Opinion | September 25, 2009
Jon Kleinberg talks about algorithms, information flow, and the connections between Web search and social networks.
Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2009
Stanford professor Pat Hanrahan sits down with the noted hedge fund founder, computational biochemist, and (above all) computer scientist.CACM Staff From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2009
The venture capital industry, like financial services in general, has fallen on hard times. Part of the problem is that large payoffs...Michael Cusumano From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2009
Conficker's alarming growth rate in early 2009 along with the apparent mystery surrounding its ultimate purpose had raised concern among...Phillip Porras From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2009
Since its beginning, the computer industry has been through several major recessions, each occurring approximately five years...Martin Campbell-Kelly From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2009