December 1, 2006

NSF Chief Urges Colleges to Build Better High-Speed Networking Tools

By JEFFREY R. YOUNG

American colleges and universities should quickly build a better set of shared high-speed networking tools and protocols for research if the United States is to maintain leadership in technology and higher education, said Arden L. Bement Jr., director of the National Science Foundation, in a speech here in November to college leaders.

In the speech, "Cyberinfrastructure: The Second Revolution," Mr. Bement highlighted the importance of what has become the major focus of the foundation's

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