Steve Lohr in the NY Times discusses Computer Science and Computing, 2016: What Won't Be Possible?
The main thrust is that, despite having to struggle to establish its validity as a science, computer science has had some major impact on the world we live in, and there are many challenges still there to be met. The article was prompted by the "2016" symposium held in Washington in October 2006 and organised by the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, which is part of the National Academies and the USA's leading advisory board on science and technology.