Introduction
On March 29, 2012, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Committee on Technology Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Subcommittee (NITRD) launched the Federal Big Data Research and Development (R&D) Initiative. Since then, the National Science Foundation has been a leader across federal agencies in supporting and catalyzing Big Data research, development, and innovation across the scientific, public, and private sectors. This entry summarizes the timeline of Big Data and data science activities initiated by the NSF since the start of the initiative.
The Fourth Paradigm
Over the course of history, advances in science and engineering have depended on the development of new research infrastructure. The advent of microscopes, telescopes, undersea vehicles, sensor networks, particle accelerators, and...
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Zhao, F., Iacono, S. (2018). Big Data Research and Development Initiative (Federal, U.S.). In: Schintler, L., McNeely, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Big Data. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32001-4_241-1
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