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British government information technology research program
The Alvey Programme was a British government sponsored research programme in information technology that ran from 1984 to 1990. The programme was a reaction to the Japanese Fifth Generation project, which aimed to create a computer using massively parallel computing/processing. The programme was not focused on any specific technology such as robotics, but rather supported research in knowledge engineering in the United Kingdom. It has been likened in operations to the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Japan's ICOT. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Alvey ProgrammeA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Department of Trade and IndustryThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: TOWARDS INFORMETRICS: HAITUN, LAPLACE, ZIPF, BRADFORD AND THE ALVEY PROGRAMMECited 14 times
- Go sideways: Brian OakleyA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Fifth Generation Computer SystemsA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
TOWARDS INFORMETRICS: HAITUN, LAPLACE, ZIPF, BRADFORD AND THE ALVEY PROGRAMME
Evaluating collaborative R&D programmes in information technology: the case of the U.K. Alvey programme
Artificial Intelligence in the UK: The Alvey Intelligent Knowledge-Based Systems (IKBS) Programme
Alvey programme under fire
The Alvey Programme: footnotes
John Alvey: one man and his programme
Timothy Walker: assembling the after-Alvey programme
Alvey programme — unix — artificial intelligence — European research
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Department of Trade and IndustryNational Audit Office · 1984
- 📕Evaluation of the Alvey Programme for Advanced Information TechnologyGreat Britain. HMSO · 1991
- 📕Evaluation of the Alvey ProgrammeLuke Georghiou · 1987
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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