The Provenance of Electronic Data :
In the study of fine art, provenance refers to the documented history of some art object. Given that documented history, the object attains an authority that allows scholars to appreciate its importance with respect to other works, whereas, in the absence of such history, the object may be treated with some skepticism. Our IT landscape is evolving as illustrated by applications that are open, composed dynamically, and that discover results and services on the fly. Against this challenging background, it is crucial for users to be able to have confidence in the results produced by such applications. If the provenance of data produced by computer systems could be determined as it can for some works of art, then users, in their daily applications, would be able to interpret and judge the quality of data better. We introduce a provenance lifecycle and advocate an open approach based on two key principles to support a notion of provenance in computer systems: documentation of execution and user-tailored provenance queries.
URL : http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/20862/
Archives des auteurs : Hans Dillaerts
ICT in politics: from peaks of inflated …
ICT in politics: from peaks of inflated expectations to voids of disillusionment :
Today, most European democracies are experiencing a decline of confidence in traditional structures of policy formation and low voter turnout. In a climate of growing dissatisfaction with governments and politics, both citizens and policy-makers have realised the potential of electronic (e-) democracy for enhancing efficiency, approval and legitimacy of political processes. eParticipation is generally promoted rather uncritically. However, digital technologies do not “save us from ourselves” (Barber 1999) but work merely as amplifiers of existing political trends. They could even be creating new democratic problems or exacerbating old ones. It is probably to early to spot the full effects of eParticipation since new technologies show their actual effects only when some time has elapsed after their introduction. At present, the rapid flow of new digital tools is causing peaks of inflated expectations and voids of disillusionment, while the perennial problems of democracy remain unresolved.
URL : http://www.epractice.eu/en/document/313344
Open Access in France. A State of the Ar…
Open Access in France. A State of the Art Report – April 2010 : http://openaccess.inist.fr/openaccess/sites/openaccess/IMG/pdf/Open_Access_in_France_SELLreport_april_2010.pdf
ICT research: EU invests €500 million in Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) to improve people’s lives
Developing intelligent artificial hands for hand amputees, neural devices to help people suffering from vertigo, dizziness and other vestibular disorders and the possibility to see how your brain responds while learning are a few examples of European research carried out in the area of future and emerging information and communication technologies (FET) that are being presented in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today.
Twelve outstanding science projects funded under the European Commission’s Future and Emerging Technologies programme will be showcased at the exhibition on “Science beyond Fiction: an Excursion into Future and Emerging Technologies”. Europe is taking the lead in FET by proposing to invest around €500 million in exploratory research into high risk future Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
URL : http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-10-140_en.htm?locale=nl
Here Are More Than 200 Free Rapid E-Lear…
Here Are More Than 200 Free Rapid E-Learning Tutorials: http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/here-are-more-than-200-free-rapid-e-learning-tutorials/
Research Assessment and a Diverse Role f…
Research Assessment and a Diverse Role for Repositories :
In the decade since the development of the Open Archiving Initiative’s OAI-PMH protocol, repositories have been used to support a growing number of agendas: open access, preservation, open data, open educational resources. As well as these, research assessment has become a major academic preoccupation in a number of countries, leading to enhanced roles for institutional repositories. This presentation focuses on the work of two JISC projects that support different aspects of research assessment, but concludes that the enhanced repository facilities needed for this specific agenda are important for general repositories.
URL : http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/20842/
Pour un livre numérique créateur de vale…
Pour un livre numérique créateur de valeurs :
Dans le prolongement des rapports remis au cours des deux dernières années, Christine Albanel a été chargée par le Premier ministre d’une mission sur le développement du livre numérique. Le présent rapport réfléchit aux enjeux de ce secteur en devenir, ainsi qu’à l’avenir du livre “papier” face au numérique. Il aborde la question de la protection de la propriété intellectuelle et de la diversité culturelle, et évalue le risque lié au piratage qui a touché le cinéma et la musique. Il propose cinq grands axes prioritaires : définir un cadre légal et fiscal le plus approprié au développement du livre numérique (il se prononce notamment en faveur d’un prix unique, à l’image du livre papier) ; préserver la place des différents intervenants (petits éditeurs, libraires, etc.) dans l’économie numérique ; créer une porte d’entrée commune, le “nouveau Gallica”, outil partagé des acteurs publics et privés, qui soit la vitrine de l’offre numérique française ; faire avancer au sein de l’Union européenne une démarche partagée dans le secteur du livre ; enfin encourager l’offre numérique privée à s’unifier et à se donner les moyens de son développement.
URL : http://www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/rapports-publics/104000189/