MEDIA RELEASE
BOOSTING AUSTRALIA’S RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
14 August, 2003 MIN 433/03
Australia’s research information will be more easily
accessible and better managed under a new Committee established to
further enhance our nation’s research capacity.
The Committee will be chaired by Professor Rory
Hume, Vice Chancellor, University of New South Wales, and will
comprise representatives from the academic and research communities.
The Australian Research Information Infrastructure
Committee (ARIIC) will act on recommendations from a new report for
managing and using the vast amounts of research information
generated by Australia’s universities and other research
institutions.
The framework proposed by the report of the Higher
Education Information Infrastructure Implementation Steering
Committee will enhance the creation and management of information,
improve access to information resources, and will facilitate the
discovery and dissemination of new information to researchers and
institutions.
The provision of information infrastructure to
support world-class research in Australia is complex and continually
evolving to accommodate emerging technologies and changes in
research practices, theory and priorities.
With the new information infrastructure in place,
Australian institutions will be even better placed to take part in
and lead research projects nationally and internationally.
The report builds on the work of a previous advisory
committee and takes into account recent international developments
in information storage and use.
Funding of $22 million for 2003-2004 has been
allocated to allow the development of the technical framework and
individual projects recommended in this important report.
The report is published at
www.dest.gov.au/highered/otherpub/heiiisc03/default.htm#intro
Media Contact:
Dr Nelson’s Office: Ross Hampton 0419 484 095
Dept of Education, Science & Training: Monique
Gonczarek 0412 738 087
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