[CAnet - news] Australian Government eResearch initiative

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[The Australian government should be congratulated on this very important
initiative.  The potential and impact of eResearch goes way beyond the
academic research community -- BSA]

http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/policies_issues_reviews/key_i
ssues/e_research_consult/

 
e-Research Consultation

The Australian Government recognises the enormous potential of e-Research
for Australia's research community.  e-Research has the potential to usher
in a new era of innovation and help overcome the tyranny of distance by
allowing our researchers to collaborate at the national and international
level.

The Australian Government made a commitment in October 2004 to the formation
of an over-arching e-Research Coordinating Committee. 

The Minister for Education, Science and Training and the Minister for
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts have announced the
establishment of the e-Research Coordinating Committee and appointed Dr Mike
Sargent, AM as the Committee Chair.  The e-Research Coordinating Committee
is supported by a broader Reference Group. 

The e-Research Coordinating Committee will be the primary source of expert
advice to the Government on a strategic framework for the development of
Australia's e-Research capacity.  The work of the Committee is expected to
better inform investment decisions made under existing Government
initiatives such as the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure
Strategy announced in Backing Australia's Ability - Building Our Future
through Science and Innovation You are now leaving the DEST website as well
as funding programmes administered by Government departments and agencies.

The Reference Group has a wider membership drawn from stakeholders with
relevant expertise, both nationally and internationally, and who are
technically competent to be able to report on developments and plans within
their respective areas of responsibility.  It is expected that the
contributions by the Reference Group members will ensure that the
Committee's discussion reflects the views of the research community and the
public in a timely manner on matters that are of interest and importance to
them.

The e-Research Coordinating Committee will provide an interim report to the
Government outlining e-Research issues of national importance in the short
and medium term and associated strategic options to address these issues.
Subsequently, the Committee will recommend a strategic e-Research
coordination framework for the longer term.
 


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