13 Jun 2014 - Immediately preceding the Annual Conference on October 18-19, the 2014 General Assembly will be an new opportunity for the ICSTI Technical Activities Coordinating Committee (TACC) and Information Trends and Opportunities Committee (ITOC) to organise two workshops for Members. More >>>
8 Jun 2014 - We are pleased to announce that the delegate registration to ICSTI 2014 General Assembly and Annual Conference is now open. Click on the banner for conference theme, draft speaker list, and other practical information and join us for an exciting event in Tokyo, October 18-21 !
20 Apr 2014 - ICSTI welcomes ICSU-WDS as an Associate Member. We are very pleased that our respective organizations have formally forged stronger links as the basis for active and productive collaboration in the future.
10 Mar 2014 - 2014 General Assembly and Annual Conference will be held in Tokyo at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation on 18-21 October, and will be hosted by JST, the Japan Science and Technology Agency. The National Diet Library, National Institute of Informatics, and National Association of Information Professionals are developing the conference theme to encompass Innovation, the STM Information Cycle and Data Driven R&D. Upcoming Events.
- 2014-07-25 :
OECD appoints Mari Kiviniemi and Stefan Kapferer as Deputy Secretary-Generals - (OECD)
- 2014-07-25 :
Quantum Computing and the Value of Storytelling in Science - (Microsoft Research)
- 2014-07-25 :
Green libraries promoting sustainable development - (IFLA) - 2014-07-25 :
From green ideas to green practice in libraries - (IFLA) - 2014-07-25 :
Less=less; Managing for greater impact - (IFLA)
- 2014-07-24 :
Arrêt des bases Francis et Pascal au 31 décembre 2014 - (Inist-CNRS) - 2014-07-24 :
Station Q: the Quest for a Quantum Future - (Microsoft Research) - 2014-07-24 :
New IFLA Publication: LIS Education in Developing Countries - The Road Ahead - (IFLA) - 2014-07-23 :
Video: Will Microsoft Kinect Be a Medical Game-Changer? - (Microsoft Research) - 2014-07-23 :
Video: Why Microsoft Puts GPS in Meat for Alligators - (Microsoft Research)
September 2013 - Report of CODATA-ICSTI Task Group is out. A new report, ‘Out of Cite, Out of Mind : The Current State of Practice, Policy, and Technology for the Citation of Data’, authored by the CODATA/ICSTI Task Group on Data Citation Standards and practices, has just been published and is openly and freely available online in CODATA Data Science Journal
Read ICSTI’s submission to the 25 September 2013 ICSU Meeting in Paris, the aim of which is to define ICSU’s policies on open access to information and data, and the use of metrics as incentives and performance measures.
Submission prepared by the IUCr Representatives to ICSTI. More >>>
Interviewed by Emma Thompson of Research Media Ltd, Brian Hitson, Chair of ICSTI’s Technical Activities Coordinating Committee shares an insight into ICSTI’s work. The interview >>>
