Information analytics company Elsevier is building on a two-year collaboration with the National Science Foundation to jointly host a webinar highlighting how data is playing a crucial role in science and technology research.
Scheduled for this Wednesday, April 30, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., the session will explore topics like how data enhances research visibility, speed and resilience and the importance of both regional and international partnerships, Elsevier told ExecutiveGov. Interested parties can register here.
“We hope this webinar sparks new ideas and inspires other agencies and institutions to explore innovative ways to track, measure and amplify research impact,” the company shared. In addition to NSF, the Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable is also helping to put on the event.
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Elsevier-NSF Webinar Focus Areas & Purpose
The webinar, entitled “Data-Informed Decision-Making: Shaping the Future of Science & Technology,” is motivated by the fact that practitioners and civilians are looking for measurable societal impacts to S&T projects. Thus, data provides a legible and potentially actionable metric for tangible societal shifts as a result of S&T initiatives.
Participants will cover a range of topics, including funding strategies for such projects, location-centered data efforts and how to intentionally bring about societal change.
It is the organizations’ view that data-based approaches are making S&T more accessible, flexible and competitive and allowing for experimentation that draws resources and participation from across industries.
Who Are the Panelists?
For the discussion, two Elsevier executives will be joined by two NSF representatives. Ann Gabriel, senior vice president of global strategic networks and Randy Love, a senior solutions engineer, will represent Elsevier while Erwin Gianchandani, assistant director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, or TIP, and Grace Yuan, data analytics officer for TIP, will offer insights from NSF.
TIP Portal
An additional focus of the webinar—and a key facet of Elsevier and NSF’s ongoing work together—is the Technology, Innovation and Partnership directorate’s portal, dubbed the TIP Portal. This database was constructed utilizing Elsevier’s Research Information Management System, a.k.a. RIMS platform. Tune into the webinar to learn about the impetus behind its development, what the creation process looked like and how it’s being used today.
Elsevier encourages audience members from the public and private sectors, academia, the philanthropic world and beyond to listen in on April 30 at 1 p.m. Sign up here!
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