Tag: Advocate
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Developing the UK’s e-infrastructure for science and innovation
Produced by the Office of Science and Innovation (OSI) e-Infrastructure Working Group, the report – Developing the UK’s e-infrastructure for science and innovation – sets out the requirements for a national e-infrastructure to help ensure the UK maintains and indeed enhances its global standing in science and innovation in an increasingly competitive world (link)
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Report: After the AHDS: the end of national support?
A panel discussion at the opening of the recent Digital Resources in the Humanities and Arts conference at Dartington College of the Arts posed the question what happens after the end of the Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS); is this the end of national support? The Arts and Humanities Data Service is a national…
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Pollies embrace Google for the ‘e-election’
From the Melbourne Age John Howard says the internet is “not some sort of gimmick” and has invited voters to have a conversation with him on YouTube. Peter Garrett believes the web will play a “really really critical role” in the upcoming election, which Joe Hockey has dubbed the “e-election campaign”. The Prime Minister, opposition…
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Only one party’s in the game for attention in cyberspace
From the Melbourne Age Kevin Rudd has a genuine presence on the web. The Coalition seems to be lagging, writes Catherine Deveny. LET’S be honest here, it’s a bit hard to sex up Kevin Rudd. Sure, he’s probably a good bloke. Actually, he must be a good bloke seeing that Howard and his mates have…