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UK Government Recognizes the Value of Research Data (in 2004!)

I recently discovered the (at least partial) root of some of the excellent activity in the area of research data management in the UK: the UK government's Science & innovation investment framework 2004-2014 . Of particular interest: 2.23 The growing UK research base must have ready and efficient access to information of all kinds – such as experimental data sets, journals, theses, conference proceedings and patents. This is the life blood of research and innovation [emphasis added] . Much of this type of information is now, and increasingly, in digital form. This is excellent for rapid access but presents a number of potential risks and challenges. For example, the digital information from the last 15 years is in various formats (versions of software and storage media) that are already obsolete or risk being so in the future. Digital information is also often transient in nature, especially when published formally or informally on websites; unless it is collected and archived

New work: The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery

Microsoft Research has put together a quite amazing collection looking at the revolution that is data intensive research, calling it the fourth paradigm: The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery Edited by Tony Hey, Stewart Tansley, and Kristin Tolle