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Situation in South Africa - outcome of NeDIC Investigation

Situation in South Africa - outcome of NeDIC Investigation. Workshop: Longevity of digital research output Roy Page-Shipp. Looking Back (1). SARIS Study: 2004 Its about more than Access to Information Connectivity enables new, more powerful, collaborative modes of Research

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Situation in South Africa - outcome of NeDIC Investigation

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  1. Situation in South Africa- outcome of NeDIC Investigation Workshop: Longevity of digital research output Roy Page-Shipp

  2. Looking Back (1) • SARIS Study: 2004 • Its about more than Access to Information • Connectivity enables new, more powerful, collaborative modes of Research • Various descriptors: eResearch, eScience, Cyberinfrastructure, Digital Research • Includes: Affordable - Online (Open) access to Publications, High Bandwidth Data Exchange, Digital Data Curation, High Performance/Grid Computing

  3. Who will ‘own’ this? Proposed Structure for eResearch Support Service for SASARIS 2005 eResearch Board Governance & Management Model eResearch Development & Innovation Function eResearch Service Delivery • Future eResearch activities • Web Access Framework – eResearch Portal • Data Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols, 3As, helpdesk) • Open Access (Standards, common software, institutional repositories) • The eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation) • Digital Curation Services (Standards, software, marketing & training services) Activities • Immediately • ISP functions • NReN Management & Access Support • SASLI+ Innovative services move to Service Delivery Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system Lead Users Forum

  4. Looking Back (2) – the Good News • Many flourishing examples of eResearch • Globally connected activities employing global standards – eg Bioinformatics, Biodiversity Spatial eg GEOSS, ….. • Lots of Open Access to Journals • ASSAf tackles SA research publication • Institutional Digital repositories emerging, some coordination activities (eIFL, Nexus) • Portal Access widespread • Increasing publication of web links to data to support research publications

  5. Looking Back (2) – Good News (ctd) • HPC in place – UCT/Meraka Centre • SANReN close, implementation via TENET • DST tackles responsibilities re OECD Guidelines on Access to Research Data • Role of Government-generated data emerges - Stats SA mandate, DWAF, DoH, DPLG (DBSA) • Standards and processes are domain specific • ADCC • … • ….

  6. Who’s taking the lead? • (Former) librarians/ information specialists/information scientists!!

  7. The Bad NewsSpecial Plea: Tell me I’m wrong!

  8. Looking Back (3) – the Bad News • No Team SA approach – the digital divide widens • Attracting Research Funds requires special effort • No (researcher-driven) Governance structure to manage funding applications and co-ordination • SANLIC - (son of) SASLI not empowered • No common source of innovation or expertise in data management • Inadequate (re)training for new challenges • Not enough networking on common problems • Huge (stubborn) diversity in standards for local/national government data collection • …

  9. Missing Elements? • A common place for curation of outputs (data & reports) from researchers with no institutional facility (inc govt) • Ready access to very functional and intuitive but low-cost infrastructure – no researchers should spend lots of time on information or data management and distribution • Accessible practices and standards, matched to their research domain, for newcomers to Data Curation • Coordinated development of 2 and 3. • Skilled staff to fulfill the role in Data Curation that librarians have filled in Information Curation – some of whom could be multi-skilled librarians. • Research to keep up to date with international developments in data management/curation – and to enable persistent access despite media obsolescence • Researcher-centric governance and development • Back-up beyond the life of the institutional repository

  10. NeDIC Network for Data and InformationCuration

  11. NeDIC 2 • Governance • By the research community • Structure • Network • Support Node • Major activities in most natural hosts • Partnerships – Leaders and upcomers

  12. NeDIC 3 • Role • Leadership – Research and Innovation • Coordination – Policies, Systems, Process Development • Joint funding applications • Joint responses to critical issues – eg IPR • Training – at all levels and User Support • Curation – inc appraisal and technology/media upgrading • Promotion and Marketing • Back up dying repositories

  13. NeDIC 4 • Scope • Information and data • Major research Inst – network/back-up • Govt Departments – networks or repository • Isolated researchers

  14. Your task today? • Augment • Amend • Correct • Improve • .. • ..

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