IAP Program on Digital Knowledge Resources and
Infrastructure
In Developing Countries
Second
Meeting of the Steering Committee
and
First Meeting of the Task Groups
Hosted by
Academy of Sciences of South Africa (ASSAf)
Pretoria, South Africa
11-12 May 2009
Preliminary Agenda
Day One: Monday, 11
May
Session One: Overview of IAP Program and Presentation
of Activities in Year One
Chair: Michael CLEGG, US NAS
9:00 Welcoming Remarks and
Introductions [TBC*], ASSAf
9:25 Review of the background of the IAP Program
Michael CLEGG, US NAS
and the objectives of the meeting
9:40 Summary of IAP Program Activities in Year
One Paul UHLIR, US NAS
and Reports of Progress on Specific Action Items
by Task Group Members
- Discussion
11:00 Break
Session Two: Presentation of Task Group Work
Plans
11:20 Review of Draft Work Plan for Task Group on
Donald RILEY, University of
Digital Knowledge
Infrastructure Maryland,
US
- Discussion
11:50 Review of Draft Work Plan for Task Group
on William ANDERSON,
Digital Knowledge
Resources Praxis101,
US
Discussion
12:30 Lunch
Session Three: Task Group Breakout
Sessions
13:45
Breakout Session A: Task Group on Digital Knowledge
Infrastructure
Chair: XIAO Yun, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Rapporteur: Daniel COHEN, US NAS
[See agenda in
Appendix A]
Breakout Session B: Task Group on Digital Knowledge
Resources
Chair: Susan VELDSMAN, ASSAf, South Africa
Rapporteur: Paul Uhlir, US NAS
[See agenda in
Appendix B]
17:45 Adjourn
18:00 – 21:00 Reception and Dinner
Day Two: Tuesday, 12
May
Session Three: Task Group Breakout Sessions
(continued)
9:00 [See Appendixes A and B for
detailed agendas]
12:30 End of Breakout Sessions - Lunch
Session Four: Summary Reports of Task Group
Breakouts
Reports by Task Group Chairs and
Rapporteurs
13:30 Report of the Task Group on Digital Knowledge
Infrastructure
Plenary discussion
14:30 Report of the Task Group on Digital Knowledge
Resources
Plenary discussion
Session Five: Closing Session
Chair: [ASSAf representative, TBC]
15:30 Summary of Plans for Year
Two Michael
CLEGG,
- Plenary
Discussion
US NAS
16:15 Closing
Remarks
[TBC*], ASSAf
16:30 End of meeting
APPENDIX A
Task Group on Digital Knowledge Infrastructure
Breakout Session A
Chairs: XIAO Yun, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
and
Don RILEY, University of Maryland, US
Rapporteur: Daniel COHEN, US NAS
11 May 2009
13:45 Organization of regional Advisory Councils on
Digital Knowledge Infrastructure
In Sub-Saharan Africa
In Central America and Caribbean
14:30 Task 1: Advisory Role to Ministries of
telecommunication, national and regional regulating bodies, and
intergovernmental and international agencies that fund large
infrastructure projects on the promotion and implementation of
high-speed Research and Education Networks
15:45 Break
16:00 Task 2: Produce regional regional white papers, in
collaboration with the managers of the relevant research and
education networks (RENs), that will:
Review the status of ICT infrastructure and RENs in each region
(based on a review of policies, strategies, and other relevant
reports);
Evaluate the degree to which the connectivity needs of academics
and researchers are being met by ICT providers, including the
implementation of national and regional RENs, and identify gaps;
and
Propose specific actions regarding each participating country and
the region that could be implemented by the IAP Member Academies,
or in cooperation with other research, educational, and library
organizations.
17:45 Adjourn
12 May 2009
9:00 Task 2: Outline of white paper
10:15 Break
10:30 Drafting of IAF Statement on Tasks 1 and 2 for
consideration by Steering Committee
12:10 Summary of Action Items
12:30 End of Breakout Session A - Lunch
APPENDIX B
Task Group on Digital Knowledge Resources
Breakout Session B
Chairs: Susan VELDSMAN, ASSAf, South Africa
and
William ANDERSON, Praxis101, US
Rapporteur: Paul UHLIR, US NAS
11 May 2009
13:45 Task 1: Digitization of Analog Resources
15:15 Break
15:30 Task 2: Open Institutional Repositories
In Sub-Saharan Africa
In Central America and Caribbean
17:45 Adjourn
12 May 2009
9:00 Task 3: Data Integration Pilot Project(s)
10:15 Break
10:30 Task 4: Advisory Council on the development of
criteria and incentives for open availability of publicly funded
and non-commercial knowledge resources
11:45 Task 5: Creation of an Open Knowledge Environment
(information item only)
12:00 Summary of Action Items
12:30 End of Breakout Session B - Lunch
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