Transcript CODATA Data Archiving Activities

Strategies for Permanent Access to
Scientific Information in Southern Africa:
Health and Environmental Information for
Sustainable Development
Pretoria, South Africa, 5-7 September 2005
Jointly Organized by:
CODATA Task Group on the Preservation of and Access to S&T
Data in Developing Countries
South African National Committee for CODATA
U.S. National Committee for CODATA
with support of
National Research Foundation, South Africa
William Anderson
Co-Chair, CODATA Archiving Task Group
Workshop objectives
Discussion
scope and goals
Issues and questions to be
discussed
Structure and approach of the
meeting
Discussion scope and goals
Review current status of practices for sharing
and archiving scientific information resources
related to sustainable development in the SADC
region
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Health and biomedical data
Earth and environmental science data
Scientific, technical, and medical literature
Identify and discuss scientific, legal and policy,
institutional and economic, and management and
technical factors relevant to providing permanent
access to digital scientific information resources.
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Examine different models, and their benefits and
shortcomings in the SADC region, drawing on examples of
related digital archiving and access regimes.
Discussion scope and goals
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Identify follow-up activities that can be
taken to improve access and preservation for
the major types of digital scientific information
resources discussed in task 1, incorporating the
results of the discussions under items 1 and 2.
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Provide a networking opportunity for
workshop participants across discipline,
institutional, and national boundaries.
Issues and questions
 Issues
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Scientific
Policy
Legal
Institutional
Economic
Management
Technical
Local and regional
 Questions
 What issues and
factors are relevant
for providing
permanent access?
 What are the high
priority issues?
 What is the local
status?
 What can be done to
move toward
permanent access?
Structure & approach: Day 1
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Plenary presentations and general discussion.
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Opening Remarks
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International Perspectives
LUNCH
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Regional Perspectives
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Policy and Legal Issues
Structure & approach: Day 2
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Plenary presentations and general discussion.
 Institutional and Economic Issues
 Management and Technical Issues
LUNCH
Parallel Thematic Sessions: presentations and discussion.
Health &
Biomedical
Data &
Information
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Earth &
Environmental
Data &
Information
Biodiversity
Data &
Information
Scientific,
Technical, &
Medical
Journals
Local, Regional, and International Initiatives: Posters & Demos
Structure & approach: Day 3
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Parallel Thematic Sessions: Discussions for action and
follow-up activities
Health &
Biomedical
Data &
Information
Earth &
Biodiversity
Environmental Data &
Data &
Information
Information
Scientific,
Technical, &
Medical
Journals
LUNCH
 Plenary Presentations and Discussion
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Thematic Rapporteur Reports
Some Visions of the Future
“Digital resources will not survive or
remain accessible by accident.”
– Bernard Smith, European Commission
ICSTI/ICSU/CODATA Digital Preservation Workshop
15 February 2002, Paris, France