The National Science Board (NSB) held an Expert Panel Discussion on Data Policies at the National Science Foundation yesterday & today, exploring the opportunities and challenges of a future rooted in data-intensive science and engineering.  Organized by the NSB’s Task Force on Data Policies, the meeting included leading figures in the scientific enterprise across the U.S., the U.K., and Germany.  A key goal was to identify guiding principles for establishing policies on data and artifacts (such as codes). The experts assembled by the NSB described the wealth of opportunities, including entirely new types of science, that stand to be enabled by data-intensive S&E — by virtue of opening up vast new sources […]

As we previously blogged in this space (here and here), approximately 130 individuals — including 43 speakers — from 16 countries around the world came together at the NSF last month to discuss the challenge of “Building a Smarter Health and Wellness Future.” The two-day workshop, sponsored by the NSF and organized jointly by the NSF and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), sought to identify priorities for an international research and policy agenda that would help improve health and wellness in people, communities and societies using information technology.  The international experts in health- and wellness-related disciplines considered the most efficient and effective roles for both the public […]

Day 2 of the two-day NSF–OECD Workshop on Building a Smarter Health and Wellness Future is about to get underway at the National Science Foundation.  Over 130 people from 16 nations throughout the world turned out yesterday, when the focus was on emerging models for smart health and wellness.  Most everyone is expected back today — along with a few new arrivals — and the attention is turning to commonalities and differences in international challenges (AM session) and crafting an international research and policy agenda (PM session). Once again, we’ll have live coverage throughout the day right here.  If you’re just joining us, be sure to review what was discussed yesterday. […]

As noted in this space last week, the National Science Foundation and the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) are co-sponsoring a Workshop on Building a Smarter Health and Wellness Future at NSF today & tomorrow.  This workshop is reviewing how new technological developments — including high-speed and mobile applications, connected devices, social networks, etc. — can provide unique and unprecedented opportunities for addressing the health and wellness challenges of our aging society.  A specific goal is to identify priorities for an international research and policy agenda in this space, all the while stimulating collaboration and innovation on a global scale.  We’ll be blogging about the meeting in real-time today.  Keep checking back […]

Several items of interest this Monday morning:

President’s FY 2012 Budget Unveiled

President Obama will reveal his budget request for FY 2012 at 10:30am ET this morning. For live coverage, check your favorite news source. Later today, there will be budget briefings by Federal funding agencies, notably the National Science Foundation — including the CISE Directorate — and the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. Our colleagues at CRA’s Policy Blog will have complete coverage of the President’s anticipated $3.7 trillion request — and specifically what it says about Federal funding for R&D.

The NSF’s CISE Directorate and the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) are co-sponsoring what promises to be a terrific workshop on Building a Smarter Health and Wellness Future outside Washington, DC, next Tuesday & Wednesday.  This invitation-only event will review how new technological developments — including high-speed and mobile applications, connected devices, social networks, etc. — can provide unique and unprecedented opportunities for addressing the health and wellness challenges of our aging society.  A specific objective will be to identify priorities for an international research and policy agenda in this space, all the while stimulating collaboration and innovation on a global scale.  Over 120 attendees are expected. A […]