[Fwd: CASTAC - NSF funding in Information Technology, Culture,
Silvia Austerlic (mailto:silvia@DESIGN.FADU.UBA.AR)
Tue, 15 Oct 1996 16:12:58 ARG
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Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 16:12:58 ARG
From: Silvia Austerlic <mailto:silvia@DESIGN.FADU.UBA.AR>
Subject: [Fwd: CASTAC - NSF funding in Information Technology, Culture,
To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
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> >Subject: [Fwd: CASTAC - NSF funding in Information Technology, Culture, and
> Social Institutions
> >>Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 16:37:25 -0400
> >>From: Joseph Dumit <mailto:dumit@mit.edu>
> >>Subject: [Fwd: CASTAC - NSF funding in Information Technology, Culture,
> >> and Social Institutions]
> >>
> >>National Science Foundation
> >>
> >>Funding Opportunities in
> >>Information Technology, Culture, and Social Institutions
> >>
> >>October 9, 1996
> >>
> >>The development of information technologies and new types of digital
> >>content in all aspects of society has far exceeded our understanding
> >>about how these new technologies have reshaped social organization,
> >>work life, interaction patterns and culture. In response to this
> >>shortcoming, the Computer, Information Science, and Engineering
> >>directorate (CISE) and the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
> >>directorate (SBE) as well as the Education and Human Resources
> >>directorate (EHR) are encouraging multidisciplinary proposals for
> >>research at the interface of behavioral and social science, education
> >>research and information technology. Proposals may be submitted on
> >>standard forms (see the Grant Proposal Guide, NSF 95-27) to existing
> >>programs (see the Guide to Programs NSF 95-138) as this notice calls
> >>attention to existing funding opportunities.
> >>
> >>The proposed research should aim to advance our understanding of how
> >>information technologies shape and are shaped by the cognitive, social
> >>and cultural dimensions of groups, organizations, institutions, and
> >>societies. The driving force for this interaction is the widespread
> >>proliferation of distributed computing with vastly increased
> >>processing, communications, and storage capabilities. Research should
> >>seek to understand the impact of new forms of digital content and
> >>communications accessible to wide segments of society as well as
> >>national and global institutions such as nation states, multinational
> >>corporations and financial institutions. The methodological approach
> >>should be appropriate to the unit of analysis and research questions.
> >>For example, a study of the impact on culture might focus on
> >>understanding how people learn about and use information technology in
> >>real-life situations, or on the interacting technological, social, and
> >>organizational factors that facilitate or impede productive use and
> >>learning. A study of the impact of information technology on nation
> >>states might focus on the changing nature of sovereignty. Especially
> >>welcome are proposals that aim to develop general explanations,
> >>through grounded theory or other empirical approaches. Social science
> >>contributions to the design of systems affecting large segments of the
> >>population are also welcome. Examples include cognitive, cultural,
> >>economic, ethical, interpersonal, political, sociological and spatial
> >>factors that should be incorporated into systems designed for ordinary
> >>citizens.
> >>
> >>We are interested in a broad range of studies on the behavioral,
> >>social and cultural dimensions of new information technologies. For
> >>example, some possible research topics are listed below:
> >>
> >>
> >>-- Ethnographic studies of how information technologies legitimize
> >> people's identification with communities, and how human-computer
> >> dynamics in work- places structure the work process to affect
> >> productivity.
> >>
> >>-- Studies that examine economic institutions and organizations,
> >> including organizational structure; the links between technology,
> >> agent interaction, and productivity in firms and other organizations;
> >> and the impact of information technology on the co- evolution of
> >> economic institutions and cultural norms.
> >>
> >>-- Labor market issues related to information technology, including its
> >> impact on income distribution, labor force participation, investments
> >> in education and training, family structure and the allocation of
> >> resources within the family.
> >>
> >>-- Studies of the spatial and geographical implications and behavior
> >> associated with the spread and use of information technologies.
> >>
> >>-- Research to develop theories, methods, concepts, and principles that
> >> provide foundations for making large-scale, collaborative,
> >> content-rich applications effective in practice in their
> >> organizational and social contexts.
> >>
> >>-- Research that examines the operation, impacts, and usage patterns of
> >> organization-scale computing, content, and collaboration technologies
> >> with the aim of feeding back resulting knowledge into new
> >> technologies and new approaches toward integrating them in context.
> >>
> >>-- Research that examines the use of digital library resources in
> >> education, science, and technology. How does the immediacy and
> >> richness of digital libraries and their associated tools change the
> >> nature of research and education? How does the social conduct of
> >> science change and how can these changes best be accommodated?
> >>
> >>-- Studies of the research, design, development and implementation
> >> processes that bring new information technologies into existence, and
> >> the influence of such technologies on creativity, productivity, and
> >> social life in a variety of settings, including schools, work places,
> >> and homes.
> >>
> >>-- Research on how the cognitive capacities of humans interact with
> >> information technologies to facilitate or inhibit their use.
> >>
> >>-- Research to examine and evaluate ethical norms in the development
> >> and use of new information and communication technologies.
> >>
> >>-- Research on the roles that these technologies may play in social,
> >> cultural, political and economic conflict, for example strengthening
> >> the competitive position of some groups at the expense of others, or
> >> providing new arenas in which some human beings may exert power over
> >> others.
> >>
> >>-- Research to facilitate the development of laws and law-like rules
> >> regulating access to, use of, and outcomes of using information
> >> technology.
> >>
> >>-- Research on the impact of cultures and subcultures on the
> >> institutionalization and integration of information technology as an
> >> agent of change (for example, in schools and other workplaces.
> >>
> >>-- Research that examines the impact of information technology on
> >> quality and overall performance in organizations, e.g. through better
> >> integration with customers, process improvement, or better
> >> coordination of organizational subunits.
> >>
> >>
> >>Planning grants of $20,000 - $50,000 for 12- 18 months are available
> >>to assist in the preparation of multidisciplinary proposals that might
> >>require collaboration between social and behavioral scientists and
> >>their counterparts in computer science and engineering. For example,
> >>social scientists may want to work with researchers in large,
> >>multidisciplinary NSF-funded projects focusing on information
> >>technologies such as the digital libraries, collaboratories,
> >>partnerships for advanced computing infrastructure (PACI), very high-
> >>performance network services (vBNS), Engineering Research Centers, and
> >>Science and Technology Centers. (see www.nsf.gov, www.cise.nsf.gov and
> >>www.eng.nsf.gov)
> >>
> >>Other examples of possible research in the area of information
> >>technology and culture can be found in the workshop report "Culture,
> >>Society and Advanced Information Technology", available from the
> >>Computing Research Association (mailto:info@cra.org, fax: (202) 667-1066) or
> >>from the American Anthropological Association
> >>(mailto:peggy@mhs.compuserve.com, fax: (703) 528-3546), and on the World Wide
> >>Web at http://cra.org/Reports/Aspects/.
> >>
> >>The foundation hopes to make about 10 awards in FY 1997 whose average
> >>duration is about 2-3 years and whose average total award size is
> >>$50,000 - $500,000, subject to available funds and proposals of high
> >>scientific merit.
> >>
> >>Prospective applicants should consult one of the program officers
> >>listed below for relevant deadlines and target dates and application
> >>procedures.
> >>
> >>+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
> >>Contact:
> >>
> >>Computer And Information Science And Engineering (CISE): John
> >>Cherniavsky, , Office of Cross- Directorate Activities, (703)
> >>306-1980, mailto:jchernia@nsf.gov
> >>
> >>Cultural Anthropology: Stuart Plattner, SBER, (703) 306-1758,
> >>mailto:splattne@nsf.gov
> >>
> >>Decision, Risk and Management Science: Jonathan Leland, SBER, (703)
> >>306-1757, mailto:jleland@nsf.gov
> >>
> >>Economics: Catherine Eckel, SBER, (703) 306-1753, mailto:ceckel@nsf.gov;
> >>Daniel Newlon, SBER, (703) 306-1753, mailto:dnewlon@nsf.gov
> >>
> >>Education and Human Resources: Nora Sabelli, Division Of Research,
> >>Evaluation And Communication, (703) 306-1651, x5888, mailto:nsabelli@nsf.gov
> >>
> >>Ethics and Values Studies: Rachelle Hollander, SBER, (703) 306-1743,
> >>mailto:rholland@nsf.gov
> >>
> >>Geography: Thomas Leinbach, SBER, (703) 306-1754, mailto:tleinbac@nsf.gov
> >>Human Cognition and Perception: Joseph L. Young, SBER, (703) 306-1732
> >>mailto:jyoung@nsf.gov
> >>
> >>Information Technology & Organizations: Les Gasser, CISE, (703)
> >>306-1927 mailto:lgasser@nsf.gov
> >>
> >>Interactive Systems: Gary Strong, CISE, (703) 306-1928,
> >>mailto:gstrong@nsf.gov Law and Social Science: Harmon Hosch, SBER, (703)
> >>306-1762, mailto:hhosch@nsf.gov
> >>
> >>Networking & Communications Research: Darleen Fisher, CISE, , (703)
> >>306-1949, mailto:dlfisher@nsf.gov
> >>
> >>Political Science: Rick Wilson, (SBER), (703) 306-1761,
> >>mailto:rwilson@nsf.gov
> >>
> >>Science & Technology Studies: Edward Hackett, SBER, , (703) 306-1743,
> >>mailto:ehackett@nsf.gov Social Psychology: Steven Breckler, SBER, (703)
> >>306-1728, mailto:sbreckle@nsf.gov
> >>
> >>Sociology: William Bainbridge, Social, Behavioral & Economic Research
> >>(SBER), (703) 306-1756, mailto:wbainbri@nsf.gov
> >>
> >>Transformations To Quality Organizations: James W. Dean, Jr., SBER,
> >>(703) 306-1757, x7210 mailto:jdean@nsf.gov
> >>
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