Research software has become a major asset in academic research. It often is the backbone of existing research methods … itself. Research software must be sustainable in order to understand, replicate, reproduce, and build upon existing research … or conduct new research effectively. A change is needed in the way research software development and maintenance are …

Software is a good with very special economic characteristics. Taking a general definition of software as its starting … and cost structure, the demand, the contestability of software-markets, and the allocative efficiency. In this context it … appears to be reasonable to subsume the various characteristics under the following generic terms: software as a means of data …

. Die Wissensbeschreibung und -verarbeitung mittels Regeln und deren Einsatz in betriebswirtschaftlicher Standard- Software …