26 February 2007 Tokyo

1. International Expert Meeting on Open Access Databases S&T DatabasesMALAYSIA 26 February 2007 Tokyo

2. OUTLINE • Overview of MASTIC’s S&T Information (STI) Activities and its Role • KRSTE.my as the Gateway to STI • Mechanism for Single Point of Access • Malaysia’s S&T Databases • Malaysia’s Current Status

3. STI in MOSTIStrategy Context

4. MASTIC - Systems & Stakeholders (Services and Information Flow) • MASTIC and External Customer Survey Reports Hardcopy, Softcopy (Web and PDF) Government Agencies Higher Learning Institutions S & T Information on KRSTE.my Documents and Online Resource MASTIC Information from KRSTE.my Web Based Survey Mail-Outs, face to face interviews, outsource surveys, secondary data, (data mining), questionnaires S & T Information for KRSTE.my Manual and Online Forms Survey Mail-outs, face to face interviews, outsource surveys, secondary data, (data mining), questionnaires Research Institutions Library Services Physical Information from MASTICLink Web Based and KRSTE.my Survey Reports Hardcopy, Softcopy (Web and PDF) (CEOs) General Public S & T Information for KRSTE.my Manual and Online Forms S & T Promotions Roadshows, Seminars, Exhibitions Corporations Surveys Mail-outs, face to face interviews, outsource surveys, secondary data, (data mining), questionnaires

5. OUTLINE • Overview of MASTIC’s S&T Information (STI) Activities and its Role • KRSTE.my as the Gateway to STI • Mechanism for Single Point of Access • Malaysia’s S&T Databases

6. WHAT IS KRSTE.my? KRSTE.my - Knowledge Resource for Science and Technology Excellence, Malaysia • It is an information system structure and strategic mechanism for collaboration, knowledge management, learning and sharing of information • A knowledge system that would map local and global scientific, technological and innovation information resourcesin unique an novel ways

7. MALAYSIA’S SPAF INITIATIVE • Single-Point Access Facility (SPAF) - MOSTI, IHL and GRI collaborative initiative to make available local S&T and R&D information from various institutions through “single interface application” that leverages on technology platform and capabilities of KRSTE.my system. • Addresses problems in obtaining output of R&D conducted by various institutions, research organizations and individuals due the absence of central agency to facilitate and manage such information

8. User Community Research Institutes Databases Other Gov. Databases MOSTI Dept. / Agencies Databases Electronic Journals KRSTE.my System MOSTI (MASTIC databases) Universities Databases New Submission To Join the Federation FEDERATED DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM STRUCTURE (FDSS) • Utilises a decentralized network or federation of individual knowledge resourcesharing system using KRSTE.my

9. IMPLEMENTATION OF FDSS • http://www.organizationA/about/index.html • http://www.organizationB/about/index.html • http://www.krste.my/biotech.html Remote KRSTE.my User Organization A Knowledge Resource View Resources in KRSTE.my Window View topic & resources Organization A homepage KRSTE.my System INTERNET locate & identify resource KRSTE.my biotech knowledgebase Organization B Knowledge Taxonomy Organization B homepage KRSTE.my Federates

10. Technology for collecting “non-intrusively” from remote websites and integrating information into KRSTE.my knowledge portals Enabling technology for FDSS - WEB SERVICES REMOTE PORTLET (WSRP) Loop through all relevant information from candidate websites Collect information from internet sites Identify non-related information KRSTE.my Repository Retains information pointing to resources

11. OUTLINE • Overview of MASTIC’s S&T Information (STI) Activities and its Role • KRSTE.my as the Gateway to STI • Mechanism for Single Point of Access • Malaysia’s S&T Databases

12. KRSTE.my Demonstration – Keyword Search

13. KRSTE.my Demonstration – Keyword Search (results)

14. Searchable Content in MASTICLink

15. Searchable Content in Libraries – Multiple library searches

16. Searchable Content in Scientific Publication

17. KRSTE.my Demonstration –Knowledge Chest • The Knowledge Chest Knowledge Service of KRSTE.my is targeted for researchers wanting to personalize content specific to their area of interest. • This feature utilizes WRSP or “web-clipping” technology. • This technology enables users to select and specify the content that they want, the way they want it organized into a personalized SPAF. • The content used to populate this ‘personal e-Zine’ are sourced from MOSTI, GRIs and IHLs.

18. KRSTE.my Demonstration –Knowledge Chest • MARDI Commercializable Technology

19. KRSTE.my Demonstration –Knowledge Chest • UKM Patent List

20. KRSTE.my Demonstration –Knowledge Chest • Local S&T Events

21. KRSTE.my Demonstration –Suggest Documents/Resources

22. KRSTE.my Demonstration –Collaborative Tools

23. Searchable Content in KRSTE.my

24. Malaysia

25. Malaysia • Recommends to utilise the search facility provided by KRSTE.my for the retrieval of six of the seven databases • This will not require any additional expenditure to acquire the Google Search Appliance (GSA) • Immediate delivery of access to database

26. KRSTE supports Brain Gain Malaysia

27. KRSTE & Brain Gain Malaysia

28. Malaysia • ISSUES WITH USING GSA • Not in favour of crawler to access password protected database • The Federated Distributed System Structure limits crawler access to federation members databases (beyond our control)

29. Malaysia • Requests that all countries, make available the same 7 databases in English, and • Allow the contents to be clipped to facilitate to Malaysia’s KRSTE.my

30. Malaysia- Critical Success Factors • Commitment at Ministerial level to set up infrastructure for S&T data collection and information management • Designated agency for each country • Mechanism for sustainable data collection

31. Thank You For further information, please contact MASTIC www.mastic.gov.my