[WSIS Edu] WSIS C7 e-science action line meeting

[Dr. Francis MUGUET]

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        The WSIS Civil Society **Scientific Information WG *
        <http://www.wsis-si.org>*is pleased to inform you of the WSIS
        e-science facilitation meeting to be held within the framework
        of the *Cluster of WSIS-related events*
        <http://wsis-si.org/cluster-may08.html> * ( (12-23 May 2008
        Geneva ).  *The meeting is open to all stakeholders. * *Online
        registration
        <http://www.itu.int/cgi-bin/htsh/edrs/ITU-SG/edrs21/edrs.registration.form> 
        is required.




<http://www.itu.int/wsis> 	<http://www.wsistunis2005.tn>



<http://www.unesco.org>
Lead facilitator

Co-facilitator

        *Consultation on facilitation of *

        *WSIS Action Line: "E-Science"** **(C7) *

        *21 May 2008, 3-6 pm
        *Room K1, ITU*
        Geneva, Switzerland *

        *
        Draft Agenda*

        /Scientific Information, Dissemination and Access/


                 1.

                    *Opening and welcome address by UNESCO*

                 2.

                    *Adoption of the agenda*

                 3.

                    *Introduction by the lead facilitator, UNESCO*

                 4.

                    *Presentation of moderators of C7 E science*

        /Presentation of the /WFSI <http://scientific-information.eu>/
        proposal/

                 5.

                    *Presentation by stakeholders*

                 6.

                    *Brief overview of the theme "Scientific
                    Information, Dissemination and Access"*

                 7.

                    *WSIS stocktaking exercise ( ITU )*

                 8.

                    *Presentation of a future online collaborative
                    platform (UNESCO)*

                 9.

                    *Misc & other business *


 * WSIS recommendations  C7 22. E-science action line *

        * a) Promote affordable and reliable *high-speed Internet
          connection for all universities and research institutions* to
          support their critical role in information and knowledge
          production, education and training, and to support the
          establishment of partnerships, cooperation and networking
          between these institutions.
        * b) Promote electronic publishing, differential pricing andi*
          open access initiatives to make scientific information
          affordable and accessible in all countries* on an equitable
          basis.
        * c) Promote the use of *peer-to-peer technology to share
          scientific knowledge* and pre-prints and reprints written by
          scientific authors who have waived their right to payment.
        * d) Promote the long-term systematic and efficient *collection,
          dissemination and preservation of essential scientific digital
          data*, for example, population and meteorological data in all
          countries.
        * e) Promote *principles and metadata standards* to facilitate
          cooperation and effective use of collected scientific
          information and data as appropriate to conduct scientific
          research.

    Further information is available in the  Report PDF file
    <http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/26403/12077301513Draft-Report-E-Science-May07.pdf/Draft-Report-E-Science-May07.pdf> 
    of the second meeting, on the **UNESCO & WSIS*
    <http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=14318&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>*
    page and on the page **C7 e-science *
    <http://wsis-si.org/e-science.html>*of the WSIS Civil Society
    **Scientific Information WG* <http://www.wsis-si.org>
    *

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