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From: "Erwin Gianchandani" <erwin@cra.org>
Date: Mar 29, 2012 6:13 AM
Subject: [CCC Blog] NY Times on Today's Big Data R&D Initiative Launch
To: <erwin@cra.org>

CCC Blog has posted a new item, 'NY Times on Today's Big Data R&D Initiative
Launch'

You may view the latest post at
http://www.cccblog.org/2012/03/29/ny-times-on-todays-big-data-rd-initiative-launch/

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As we noted on Tuesday, the Obama Administration is scheduled to announce a new,
multi-agency Big Data R&D Initiative today. An event -- to be streamed live via
the web -- is scheduled for 2pm EDT. New York Times' technology writer Steve
Lohr has the early details in today's paper: The federal government is
beginning a major research initiative in big data computing. The effort, which
will be announced on Thursday, involves several government agencies and
departments, and commitments for the programs total $200 million.
Administration officials compare the initiative to past government research
support for high-speed networking and supercomputing centers, which have had an
impact in areas like climate science and Web browsing software. “This is that
level of importance,” said Tom Kalil, deputy director of the White House
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). “The future of computing is
not just big iron. It’s big data.”

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