Transcript Key Areas for Development

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