Policies of the major countries of the world concerning implementation of integrated science and tec

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Policies of the major countries of the world
concerning implementation of integrated science
and technology information networks

• International Workshop on the Integration of
  Science Technology Information, Seoul, Korea,
  30 March 2005
• Eleanor G. Frierson, B.A., M.L.S.
• Deputy Director, National Agricultural Library
  (U.S.)
• Deputy Chair, CENDI - www.cendi.gov
• Co-Chair, Science.gov Alliance - www.science.gov

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Topics for This Presentation

• Koreas goals
• Comprehensive scientific and technological
  information system available any time, any place,
  for many audiences Selected issues
• What are major countries saying about integrated
  national science and technology information
  networks?
• What are major countries doing about integrated
  national science and technology information
  networks? Science portal points for comparison
• Selected examples of national science portals of
  major countries
• Conclusions and suggestions

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Koreas GoalsKISTEP is pushing ahead with
Information Strategy Planning (ISP) under the
supervision of the Office of Science and
Technology Innovation, MOST (Ministry of Science
and Technology) with a view to promoting the
implementation of a comprehensive information
system that will enable not only the industry,
academics, researchers and government, but also
the general public to easily utilize science and
technology information regardless of time and
place. Its fundamental purpose is to promote not
only economic development, but also innovations
in every sector of the society by enhancing RD
productivity and implementing a new innovation
system through systematic creation, diffusion,
utilization and sharing of innovation-related
knowledge and information, thereby bringing about
systematic changes to the whole country.
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Koreas Goals

• Comprehensive information system available any
  time, any place, for many audiences
• Promote economic development and innovation by
  implementing a new innovation system
• Bring about systematic change to the whole country

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Comprehensive scientific and technological
information system available any time, any place,
for many audiences Selected issues

• What is meant by comprehensive and integrated?
• National Authority what policies, who sets?
• Audiences what are their information needs?
• Technologies primarily Web-based, other?
• Content what to include government-only,
  proprietary information that must be licensed?
• Content directories, data and databases of many
  kinds, Web sites, other?
• Content what to do about non-Web content?
• Content what and how to integrate?
• Languages which languages, how to use?

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Comprehensive scientific and technological
information system available any time, any place,
for many audiences Selected issues

• On Web services search, browse, personalized
  tools, support for communities of practice, data
  and publication creation/ dissemination?
• Off Web services help, publications, training,
  other?
• Funding who pays?
• Participation who needs to be involved, in what
  roles?
• Momentum how to gain and keep commitment?
• Evaluation how to know if it meets the goals

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What are major countries saying about integrated
national science and technology information
networks?

• There are many discussions of national ICT
  networks, cyberinfrastructure, GRIDs, eScience,
  etc. (US, UK, Japan, Germany, Singapore, etc.)
• Often there isnt much discussion of science and
  technology-related information content along with
  the discussions of ICT and cyberinfrastructure
• Information content is not a free good, will not
  appear magically free of charge as part of
  information systems and networks, must be funded
  and managed as appropriately as
  ICT/cyberinfrastructure
• Appropriate information content appropriate
  ICT/cyberinfrastructure effective information
  system

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What are major countries doing about integrated
national science and technology information
networks? Science portal points for comparison

• National authority
• Audiences
• Technologies
• Content
• Languages
• On Web services
• Off Web services
• Funding
• Participation
• Momentum
• Evaluation

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Selected Examples of National Science Portals of
Major Countries

• Australia
• Canada
• France
• Japan
• Germany
• United States

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Australia

• System(s) www.science.gov.au
• National Authority Federal
• Audiences Industry, investors, research
• Technologies Web site search
• Content Explanatory texts, links to government
  Web sites and databases, newsletters, press
  releases
• Languages English
• On Web services Browse, search
• Off Web services Not obvious
• Funding Federal
• Participation Government agencies
• Momentum Responsible Federal agency
• Evaluation Not obvious

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Canada

• System(s) www.science.gc.ca, cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc
  .gc.ca/cisti_e.html
• National Authority Federal
• Audiences Canadians, scientific community
• Technologies Web site search, database searching
• Content Explanatory text, links to Web sites,
  databases, CISTI catalogue
• Languages English, French
• On Web services Links, news, search, order
  documents (CISTI)
• Off Web services Information upon request
  service
• Funding Federal, CISTI charges for some services
  
• Participation Federal agencies
• Momentum Responsible Federal agencies
• Evaluation Survey linked to www.science.gc.ca
  site

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France

• System(s) www.science.gouv.fr
• National Authority Federal
• Audiences General
• Technologies search
• Content French language free of charge,
  validated online resources suitable for the
  general public. Most resources come from French
  research agencies and establishments
• Languages
• On Web services Search, browse by categories
• Off Web services Not obvious
• Funding Federal
• Participation Encouragement from Ministry of
  Research French research agencies and
  establishments
• Momentum Participatory organizations editorial
  committee
• Evaluation Not obvious

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Germany

• System(s) www.vascoda.de
• National Authority Federal (Ministry of
  Education and Research)
• Audiences research and education appear primary
• Technologies Surface and Deep Web searching
• Content more than 20 virtual libraries and 4
  scientific information networks, plus for fee
  access to electronic journals.
• Languages German, English
• On Web services Integrated searching,
  browsing
• Off Web services Not obvious
• Funding Federal plus for fee services
• Participation Funding from Ministry of Education
  and Research more than 40 institutions with
  almost 30 different individual services are
  integrated within Vascoda.
• Momentum Funding by Ministry of Education and
  Research
• Evaluation Partner institution

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Japan

• System(s) www.jst.go.jp/EN/
• National Authority Federal
• Audiences Researchers and other users
• Technologies search, database links
• Content text, links to databases
• Languages Japanese, English
• On Web services Site search
• Off Web services Document delivery,
  translation
• Funding Federal, charging for services
• Participation Federal
• Momentum Federal mission
• Evaluation Not obvious from site

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United States

• System(s) www.science.gov
• National Authority FirstGov for Science
• Audiences science-attentive citizens
• Technologies Surface and Deep Web search
• Content U.S. Federal government Web sites and
  databases
• Languages English
• On Web services Integrated search, browse,
  alerts
• Off Web services response to contact us
  emails
• Funding voluntary contributions by participating
  agencies
• Participation 17 organizations in 12 agencies
• Momentum Science.gov Alliance structure, CENDI
  association
• Evaluation TBD

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Conclusions and Suggestions

• Vascoda appears to be the only existing national
  service aiming to integrate all relevant content,
  including proprietary content
• Science.gov offers unique integrated Web site and
  Deep Web search functionality
• Other sites are currently primarily lists of
  links with some text, some contain only
  government-produced information
• Korea appears to be among a small group of
  nations working on integrating scientific and
  technical information
• Korea may wish to establish consultative and
  collaborative relationships with other countries
  with similar goals and/or interesting systems