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(2) Techniques for building and using the knowledge bases that new systems will 

 make possible. 

 Support for each advancement is required in three areas of information and computer 

 technology which are: 



(1) Information storage, including both the storage medium and the organization of 



the information to be stored 



(2) Programming environments for increasing productivity and 



(3) Multiprocessor computer systems. 



Manufacturing 



Manufacturing systems in the U.S. are a major challenge to technology and are a key 

 to national productivity and innovation. They represent a new engineering discipline which 

 involves the broad spectrum from abstract mathematics and experimental science to social, 

 economic and management practices. In this area it is imperative that we concentrate 

 on better knowledge m models and methodology, design philosophy and tools, and in 

 economics and accounting practices to meet the challenge that has been directed at the 

 U.S. International cooperation should accelerate our success. 



Electronic Materials 



One area of great importance is that of electronic materials. Probably no single 

 field has had a greater impact on the national productivity and quality of life in the 

 United States than that of semiconductor microelectronics. Semiconductor electronics has 

 revolutionized the way we live and work. It has made possible sophisticated navigation 

 and control systems and it has created the computer industry. It is on the verge of 

 creating an information explosion through the related areas of optoelectronics and lightwave 



