《Taking the Digital Transformation to the Next Level》.pdf

Taking the Digital Transformation to the Next Level The Contribution of the DFG to an Innovative Information Infrastructure for Research Overview DFG Figures The DFG ►is the self-governing organisation for science and research in Germany res ►serves all branches of science and the humanities by funding research projects and facilitating cooperation among researchers ►supports among others research infrastructures including information infrastructures ►Total budget DFG 2012: about 2.5 billion Euro ►Budget information infrastructure funding 2012: about 60 million Euro Taking Digital Transformation to the Next Level, Dr. Anne Lipp 2 Bielefeld, 24. April 2012 Innovative Information Infrastructure for Research The DFG Perspective Innovative Information Infrastructure for Research ► Is a network of knowledge and data ►Should be understood as a dynamic process ►Provide users with free and comprehensive access to digital scientific information ►requires intensive dialogue between all stakeholders ►aims not only to provide information but also to reuse digital content on a broad scale ►Extends beyond regional and national boundaries towards international structures Taking Digital Transformation to the Next Level, Dr. Anne Lipp 3 Bielefeld, 24. April 2012 Innovative Information Infrastructure for Research The DFG Contribution The DFG ►Promotes dialogue at the interface between science and information infrastructure ►Provides grant programmes ►Advocates in national and international political discourses information services as an integral part of research policy Taking Digital Transformation to the Next Level, Dr. Anne Lipp 4 Bielefeld, 24. April 2012 Innovative Information Infrastructure for Research DFG Strategic Focus Areas ► Information Services and National Licences