Century-of-Information Research (CIR): a strategy for research and innovation in the Century of Information

It is estimated that more data will be produced in the next five years than in the entire history of human kind, a digital deluge that marks the beginning of the Century of Information. Through a year-long consultation with scientists throughout the UK research communities, a coherent strategy has been developed and presented here. The goals of the CIR Strategy are to facilitate the growth of UK research and innovation that is data and computationally intensive and to develop a new culture of digital-information judgement from the undergraduate level onwards that will equip research communities, businesses, government and society as whole, with the skills essential to compete and prosper in the Century of Information. Wiki for the community developing the Century of Information Research Strategy: http://wikis.nesc.ac.uk/escienvoy/Century_of_Information_Research_Strateg