Računalništvo, informacijska znanost in inženirstvo – zidaki nove znanstvene revolucije

Tvrtko-Matija Šercar
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The new revolution in science is based on a shift from computational science supporting research towards an integration of concepts, tools and computer science theorems into the very structure of all other sciences. The milestones in the development of scientific computing are indicated. Computational science, information science and engineering have also brought about huge changes in education. Information technology has facilitated the development of nanotechnology and nanotechnology, in turn, the development of new information technology (quantum computers). Enormous databases generated by automated scientific instruments (e.g. in astronomy and biology) require the use of supercomputers and laboratory robots to process huge quantities of data and results. Internet is another powerful research tool. A new, data mining-based type of research has appeared, causing problems of data collection process repeatability. Electronic preprints, deposited in digital repositories, are becoming an increasingly frequent practice in scientific communication. Such new scientific communication requires new data sharing standards and semantic dictionaries of controlled terms. Understanding the correlation between economic growth and investment in R&D is crucial for the overall development. Some recent examples in the USA indicate readiness of the executive branch to deprive the general public of information concerning natural science discoveries.

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computer science | computing | engineering | new scientific revolution | philosophy of information and computing | sciences
https://doi.org/10.3359/oz0701010

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