The Tri-Council Agencies (Research councils of Canada) and selected other institutions (going under the rubric TC3+) have released an important Consultation Document titled Capitalizing on Big Data: Toward a Policy Framework for Advancing Digital Scholarship in Canada. You can see a summary blog entry from the CommerceLab, How big data is reshaping the future of digital scholarship in Canada. The document suggest that we have many of the components of a “well-functioning digital infrastructure ecosystem for research and innovation”, but that these are not coordinated and Canada is not keeping up. They propose three initiatives:
- Establishing a Culture of Stewardship
- Coordination of Stakeholder Engagement
- Developing Capacity and Future Funding Parameters
The first initiative is about research data management and something we have been working on the digital humanities for some time. It is great to see a call from our funding agencies.