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Le projet FreeYourMetadata… avec OPen Refine

Mon, 20/05/2013
Ce billet a également été publié dans l'Observatoire des technologies de l'IST - INRA Signalé par la page Facebook de la communauté AIMS de la FAO, FreeyourMetadata.org est un projet  du  Multimedia Lab (ELIS — Ghent University / iMinds) et du MaSTIC (Université Libre de Bruxelles). Ce projet montre des exemples, avec des...

"A review of the CIARD Movement" Its origins, activities, outcomes, issues & future steps

Mon, 20/05/2013
We are pleased to inform that the report A review of the CIARD movement has been recently published on the CIARD website. The report was prepared in the context of the CIARD Global Consultation 2013 which took place in Ethiopia two weeks ago. It covers the following items:

AIMS Newsletter no. 18, May 2013

Mon, 20/05/2013
Tell us what you think about AIMS! The AIMS team is pleased to invite you to participate in the AIMS User Survey 2013, available in English, French and Spanish. We look forward to your feedback on the AIMS platform and input regarding: content, services, subscription to groups of interest, and the overall website design. If you have any question, please contact us at AIMS@fao....

UNESCO to make its publications available free of charge as part of a new Open Access policy

Fri, 17/05/2013
The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has announced that it is making available to the public free of charge its digital publications and data. This comes after UNESCO has adopted an Open Access Policy, becoming the first agency within the United Nations to do so. The new policy implies that anyone can freely download, translate , adapt, and distribute UNESCO...

Follow the European and international Conference on Learning Innovations and Quality online

Thu, 16/05/2013
Today the European and international Conference on Learning Innovations and Quality (LINQ 2013) started. All keynotes, invited speeches and workshops can be followed online via LIVE STREAM!

EIFL wins WSIS 2013 Project Prize for excellence

Tue, 14/05/2013
EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) was awarded a WSIS Project Prize for excellence in implementation of World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) outcomes to achieve an inclusive and development-oriented information society. The award was presented by Dr Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) during the opening ceremony of the WSIS...

Are you an AIMS user? Tell us what you think about AIMS!

Tue, 14/05/2013
The AIMS team is very pleased to invite you to participate in our User Survey 2013. We look forward to your feedback on your interactions with the AIMS platform and input regarding i) published content, ii) available services, iii) subscription to groups of interest and iv) the overall website design. Your sincere responses will help us improve the AIMS platform, which seeks to maintain a leading...