Transcript eResearch Coordinating Committee

eResearch Coordinating
Committee
CAUL presentation
September 2005
Cathrine Harboe-Ree
Purpose
The e-Research Coordinating Committee provides
expert advice to the Government on a strategic
framework for the development of Australia’s eResearch capacity. The work of the Committee is
expected to better inform investment decisions made
under existing Government initiatives such as the
National Collaborative Research Infrastructure
Strategy as well as funding programmes administered
by Government departments and agencies.
Membership
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Dr Mike Sargent AM (Chair)
Dr Chris Nicol (Agere Systems Australia)
Professor Ah Chung Tsoi (Australian Research Council)
Professor Doug McEachern (AVCC)
Cathrine Harboe-Ree (CAUL)
Dr Alex Zelinsky (CSIRO)
Professor Edwina Cornish (National Academies Forum)
Professor Brian Anderson (National ICT Australia)
Professor Alan Pettigrew (National Health and Medical Research
Council)
Dr Evan Arthur (DEST)
Dr Rod Badger (DCITA)
Nick Tate (CAUDIT – observer)
Consultation
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Reference Group
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http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_s
ector/policies_issues_reviews/key_issues/e
_research_consult/
Task
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Report to DCITA and DEST Ministers
NOT a funding committee
Will influence NCRIS, ARC, NHMRC, etc
funding, and government policy
“Change, capability, accessibility”
Emphasis on information management and
skills, rather than technology
Committee structure
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NCRIS: National Collaborative Research
Infrastructure Strategy
 Five sub-committees
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Health
Environment
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Safeguarding Australia
Frontier technologies
E-research (with advice from APAC, Broadband
and ARIIC committees)
Timelines
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June: first public discussion paper
June-July: public forums
September: first draft of the report
December: final draft
Draft report sections
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Enabling research
Enabling collaboration
Enabling people
Better access to information
Physical resources for e-research
Networks and hardware resources
Shared services resources
Specific application resources
Structural issues
Outreach
E-research centres
International involvement
Cross-sectoral linkages
Report recommendations
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Ministers to endorse
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Development of strategic e-research
programme and report
Committee to provide advice on strategies
and actions
Integrated framework
Integrated network of e-research centres
CAUDIT response
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Primary areas of service
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Computer grid
Access framework
Collaboration grid
Data grid
Capability development (ie skills)
Network framework
Knowledge management framework
Instrument grid
Middleware framework
CAUL role
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Research information providers
Information management specialists
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Leaders in the provision of repositories
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Professional development requirements?
Research publications
Research collections
Research data
Metadata advisors
IP/copyright advisors
Publishers
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Open access
Alternative channels (e-presses)
Key issues
Key issues
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Digital curation
Research cycle information
management
Metadata
Skills and training
CAUL response?
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Golden opportunity
 Working groups?
 Hot topics?
 Seminar?
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Formal response to report
Key references
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Report of the National Science Foundation,
Revolutionising Science and Engineering
Through Cyberinfrastructure
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http://www.communitytechnology.org/nsf_ci_repo
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JISC Committee for the Support of Research,
e-Science Curation Report
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http://jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/eScienceReportFinal.pdf