CONF: Res and training Perspectives: Canadian Digital Infor Strategy

Workshop on Research and Training Perspectives on the Canadian Digital Information Strategy
http://www.gin-ebsi.umontreal.ca/stra_num/index1.htm
The blog for discussion and postings on these topics is at:
http://blogues.ebsi.umontreal.ca/stra_num/
“The aim of this meeting is to discuss and integrate the academic perspective on digital information and also to present both Canadian and Québec major projects in this field…This workshop will:
■ inform the participants of key priorities that were identified at the national Summit (content, preservation and access to numerical information);
■ identify research initiatives concerning the priorities;
■ identify concerned research groups and create a Canadian research community working on the national priorities;
■ discuss academic and training programs necessary to meet the various needs in the field of digital information.