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Key Areas for Development. GIS (Geographical Info Systems) (soil remediation, environment protection, urbanization, farming) Education (development of academic resources for students and teachers)
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Key Areas for Development • GIS (Geographical Info Systems) (soil remediation, environment protection, urbanization, farming) • Education (development of academic resources for students and teachers) • Health (Electronic patient record, remote access to medical information systems, libraries for medical guidelines
Key Areas for Development • Emergency Action Repository(earthquakes, hurricanes, first aid, monitoring, etc). • Business Information Systems (market & economic trends, organizational) • Support to small and emerging businesses • Public access to law libraries and legal procedures
Promotion of DL R&D • Definition of Open Source Standards: Protocols, Technologies, Tools, Procedures, Formats, to promote library interoperability • Workshops, conferences, seminars, involving academic institutions, industry, service sector, and government. • Design a world-class National DL website • See DL as a didactic tool (calculator)
Promotion of DL R&D • Dissemination of DL activities at the highest level, showcasing examples selected from competitions. • Have on-line info on DL national and international research funding opportunities (a la FEDIX) • Have pilot demo projects with measurable impact of DLs.
Development of Human Resources • Virtual courses focusing on tools, how to create and use DLs • Workshops, conferences, seminars, targeting students. • Promotion of undergraduate and graduate DLs programs as minor track