EDUPAGE> Edupage, March 17, 2004
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TOP STORIES FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2004
SIA Adds to University Research Project
Oxford Institute to Study Effects of IT
China Creates Software Colleges
Putnam Blasts Federal IT Security
Intel Expected to Join Liberty Alliance
SIA ADDS TO UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROJECT
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has added the University
of California at Los Angeles to four other universities participating
in the Focus Center Research Program, which conducts research on
semiconductor projects with support from 25 other universities. The SIA
also announced that the research scope for the other four members would
be expanded. The four original members of the program are Carnegie
Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, and the University of California at Berkeley.
The SIA also called on the government to increase the funding it
provides to the program. Currently, government funds account for about
one-third of the program's $29 million budget. George Scalise,
president of the SIA, said the government should double its
contribution, to $20 million annually.
CNET, 16 March 2004
http://news.com.com/2100-7337_3-5173459.html
OXFORD INSTITUTE TO STUDY EFFECTS OF IT
A sizable donation to Oxford University from author James Martin will
fund a new institute to study the social, environmental, and economic
effects of computers. The James Martin Institute will research such
topics as genomics and nanotechnology in an effort to gain "maximum
benefit" from such developments, according to Sir Colin Lucas, vice
chancellor of Oxford. Martin, an alumnus of Oxford, is a respected
author on topics of social and commercial uses of computers and
technology. His book, "The Wired Society: A Challenge for Tomorrow,"
was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Lucas said emerging technologies
must be understood and planned for, rather than feared or avoided, if
we are to realize their maximum benefit.
BBC, 16 March 2004
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/3515500.stm
CHINA CREATES SOFTWARE COLLEGES
In an effort to close a growing technology-skills gap with a number of
other countries, China began a program three years ago of creating
software colleges at 35 Chinese universities. Unlike most universities
in China, the software colleges take advantage of significant funding
from companies outside China. The School of Software at Peking
University, for example, boasts cutting-edge computer labs funded by
U.S. companies including IBM, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Motorola,
Oracle, and Intel. In addition, many of the faculty at the school are
from the United States. The Chinese software colleges aim to combine
training in technical skills and practical experience (many students
are involved in internship programs with U.S. technology firms) with a
focus on Western-style management. According to one student, Chinese
management structures are based on personal connections rather than
merit.
San Jose Mercury News, 17 March 2004
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8206391.htm
PUTNAM BLASTS FEDERAL IT SECURITY
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) had harsh words this week for federal
agencies' failure to adequately protect their IT infrastructures. A
December report gave federal agencies an overall grade of "D" for IT
security, and a new report from the Government Accounting Office (GAO)
indicates growing numbers of cyber attacks against government systems.
According to the GAO report, cyber attacks on government offices rose
from 489,890 in 2002 to 1.4 million in 2003. The report said blame for
the lack of security falls more with poor management practices within
federal agencies than with technology. Putnam, chair of the House
Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology, noted that the nation has
gone to great lengths to protect physical security but said "protecting
our information networks has not progressed commensurately." Jeffrey
Rush of the Treasury Department acknowledged the failings but noted
that since the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, his
agency has seen a 70 percent reduction in staff.
Internet News, 17 March 2004
http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3327081
INTEL EXPECTED TO JOIN LIBERTY ALLIANCE
An announcement is expected this week from the Liberty Alliance Project
that chip maker Intel will join the group. Created in 2001, the Liberty
Alliance aims to establish specifications for "federated" technologies
that will allow computer users to access multiple networks through a
single sign-on. A competing specification, called WS-Federation, was
released last year to accomplish similar goals of security and identity
management. Analyst Jason Bloomberg believes the Liberty Alliance is a
good fit for Intel because products of the project are likely to
increase demand for computer hardware that uses Intel's chips.
CNET, 17 March 2004
http://news.com.com/2100-7345_3-5173759.html
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