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Advances in computing hardware, the expansion of cloud computing, and the rapid development of artificial intelligence are transforming the scientific enterprise and society. Meanwhile, the number of researchers relying on cyberinfrastructure and the costs of computing hardware are rising rapidly, outpacing public investment.
The National Science Foundation asked the National Academies to conduct a study framing future decisions about its cyberinfrastructure strategy. Building on NSF’s past success, this report calls on NSF to embrace “whole-of-nation” multiagency and vendor partnerships and elevate cyberinfrastructure within the agency, focusing on the elements most needed by students and researchers but unavailable from their institutions.
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NSF Cyberinfrastructure in an Age of Change and Challenge
Consensus Study Report
·2026
The world of cyberinfrastructure is in extraordinary flux. Advances in computing hardware, the expansion of cloud computing, and the rapid development of artificial intelligence are transforming the scientific enterprise and society. Meanwhile, the number of researchers relying on cyberinfrastructur...
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