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E-Research Coordinating Committee report to CAUL

E-Research Coordinating Committee report to CAUL. April 2006 Cathrine Harboe-Ree. e-Research Coordinating Committee. Data management Whole of research cycle perspective Discovery  research activity  dissemination Benefit to wider community. Entire E-Science Cycle (EBank).

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E-Research Coordinating Committee report to CAUL

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  1. E-Research Coordinating Committee report to CAUL April 2006 Cathrine Harboe-Ree

  2. e-Research Coordinating Committee • Data management • Whole of research cycle perspective • Discovery  research activity  dissemination • Benefit to wider community

  3. Entire E-Science Cycle (EBank)

  4. Report summary • An Australian e-Research Strategy and Implementation Framework • The critical importance of e-Research • Strategic framework • Leadership and coordination • Skills development • Research, development and deployment • Skills transfer

  5. Report summary - cont • An Australian e-Research Strategy and Implementation Framework • Access • e-Research Fabric • Managing data • Coordination, oversight and resources

  6. Critical importance • Consolidating current experience • Catalytic change • NCRIS findings (SII requirements)

  7. Leadership • A champion (eg Tony Hey) • Encouraging leadership within government and institutions • CAUL leadership?

  8. R, D & D • Supporting Australia’s strengths • Drawing on OS developments • High performance computing and infrastructure middleware R&D  production versions • Ad hoc  coordinated

  9. Skills acquisition • Investment in education • Honours scholarships (50pa x 5) • Postgraduate scholarships (35pa x 5) • Post-doctoral Fellowships (7pa x 5) • Professional development • Encourage institutions to provide opportunities • CAUL? CAUDIT?

  10. Skills transfer – e-Research Centre • One Centre, 7 nodes • Coordination of e-research development • Support services • Outreach + awareness raising • Skills development • Coordination of RD&D • $0.5 million pa x 5 • Specialisation?

  11. Access • Access to repositories, facilities and networks • Access for researchers and wider community • Authentication and authorisation

  12. e-Research fabric • Network and computing structures, middleware and collaboration tools • National Data Architecture • Emphasis on interoperability • Services and support • NOT networks, bandwidth, etc (funding from elsewhere for these) • NOT published resources

  13. Managing data • Data collection and generation • Data storage and physical management • Standards • Access • Archiving and preservation • Whole of research cycle approach • Australian Research Data Strategy • National Digitisation Strategy

  14. Coordination, oversight + resources • $20 mill pa x 5 • E-Research Coordinating Committee • Data strategy sub-committee? • SII with NCRIS (16th Capability)

  15. CAUL response - issues • Capabilities required • Technical, information management, policy and advocacy • Institutional leadership role • Library as centre of expertise • Involve records and archives

  16. CAUL strategies and actions • Policy and advocacy skills • CAUL/CAUDIT collaboration • CAUL to recommend participation in all relevant national committees • EDUCAUSE theme • CAUL meetings

  17. CAUL strategies and actions - cont • Data management • Data management plan guidelines, through national committees • Lobby for access to national data (eg ABS)

  18. CAUL strategies and actions - cont • Training • E-Research 101 • Short courses • CAUL/CAUDIT workshops, institutes

  19. CAUL strategies and actions - cont • Enabling collaboration • Deploying skills in national and institutional processes • CAUL strategic planning • Working Group • Inclusion in Strategic Plan • CAUL forum?

  20. Priorities for CAUL • National and institutional representation • Skills development • Data management

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