Draft2:International Council for Scientific and Technical Information
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Template:ICSTI Twitter box The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) aims to promote cooperation among all those engaged in the scientific communication process by engaging national scientific unions and their respective scientific communities. It is a broad-based, international, not-for-profit membership organization based in Paris, France.
The highest authority is the General Assembly consisting of representatives of all members, which convenes once a year. There are normally two meetings in Europe followed by one in North America or another region.
DOE relevance
- Director of Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) has served as the chair the technical activities committee
- The website is hosted by OSTI as well
Mission
ICSTI, an international not-for-profit membership organization, facilitates cooperation among all stakeholders engaged in the scientific communication process with the aim of improving the effectiveness of scientific research. We fully exploit our unique position at the intersection of scientific and technical knowledge creation, organization, dissemination, and use, to identify and act upon key challenges, without politicized or commercially driven agenda.
Partner Organizations
CENDI
ICSTI and CENDI announced a partnership agreement in 2009 which recognizes the combined interests and concerns of the U.S. federal STI community and ICSTI's international members. The partnership supports the common mission of both organizations to provide their respective members with opportunities to share expertise.
GreyNet
ICSTI and GreyNet signed a partnership agreement in 2009. The partnership offers ICSTI and GreyNet members opportunities to collaborate on technical projects and policy issues as well as grant/tender opportunities. Members of both organizations further benefit from reciprocal links to web materials and discounted rates at conferences and workshops.
International Science Council (ISC)
ICSTI is an affiliated member of the International Science Council (ISC). Working with the ISC and CODATA, ICSTI has developed close working relationships with practicing research scientists and science decision makers and positioned itself at the forefront of changes in the information seeking, sharing and usage behaviors of research scientists.
Research Data Alliance (RDA)
A memorandum of understanding between ICSTI and Research Data Alliance (RDA) was signed in 2016 to promote opportunities for collaboration and the undertaking of joint activities between ICSTI and RDA members. The memorandum enables ICSTI to participate in RDA Council, Organizational Assembly, and Plenary meetings, and it also opens RDA Interest and Working Groups to ICSTI member representatives.
WorldWideScience Alliance (WWSA)
WorldWideScience.org, established in 2008, is a global science gateway accelerating scientific discovery and progress through a multilateral partnership to enable federated searching of national and international scientific databases and portals. ICSTI was an early advocate and partner in the initiative and now serves as the primary sponsor of WWSA.
Contact
- 5 rue Ambroise Thomas, 75009 Paris, France
- +33 (0)6 14 65 16 57
- icsti@icsti.org
- icstioffice@gmail.com
Related
External links
Activities
- Non-Textual Information - Strategy and Innovation Beyond Text, held on 16–17 March 2013 in Hannover, Germany, hosted by the German National Library of Science and Technology - TIB
- Science, Ethics and the Law ’, held on 15–16 October 2012 in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Library of Congress
- Delivering Data in Science, held on 3–4 March 2012 in Paris, France, at the Headquarters of ICSU - the International Council for Science
- Upgrading Information to Knowledge, held on 7–8 June 2011 in Beijing, China, hosted by ISTIC, the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China