Return on Investment in Research Cyberinfrastructure: State of the Art

Craig Stewart, Julie Wernert, Claudia Costa, David Y. Hancock, Richard Knepper, Winona Snapp-Childs,"Return on Investment in Research Cyberinfrastructure: State of the Art," PEARC '22: Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing, July 2022, Article No.: 60, Pages 1-4.

"What is the Return On Investment (ROI) for a cyberinfrastructure system or service?” seems like a natural question to ask. Existing literature shows strong evidence of good return on investment in cyberinfrastructure. This paper summarizes key points from historical studies of ROI in cyberinfrastructure for the US research community. In so doing, we can draw new conclusions based on existing studies. A wide variety of studies show that many types of important “returns” increase in response to more investment in or use of advanced cyberinfrastructure facilities. Published analyses show a positive (>1) ROI for investment in cyberinfrastructure by higher education institutions and federal funding agencies.

Jul 2022

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