The National Science Foundation was established in 1950 to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense. In 1999, the Engineering and Integrative Activities Division of the NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate launched the Digital Government Research Program.

Digital Government partners leading-edge computer scientists with forward-thinking government agencies to explore and develop new information technologies that will improve the way government serves the American people. Digital Government grants fund a broad array of research, and can serve as the foundation for expanded studies under additional government funding.

These video interviews with the NSF Digital Government program managers offer unique insights into the discipline's strengths and its direction in the future:

Program Manager

Lawrence E. Brandt

- An overview of digital government research today

- What makes successful government/academic research partnerships?

- How are digital government research projects benefiting government partners today?

- Strong reasons for government partners to join in digital government research projects

Program Manager

Valerie Gregg

- The state of the digital government research discipline today

- On trends developing in digital government research

- How government program managers can benefit from partnering with digital government research projects

- The latest state and local government projects in digital government research

Program Manager

Sue Stendebach

- True multidisciplinary collaboration is beginning to take shape in digital government research

- How government can gain from joining digital government research partnerships

- On Digital Government's future involvement in the NSF cyberinfrastructure initiative

- Digital government researchers are working on homeland security