ConTech 2018 and DataBeers announce new collaboration - August 22, 2018
ConTech 2018 has announced that the next DataBeers London event will be taking place this November in partnership with the conference. DataBeers is a global not-for-profit initiative (currently in 18 cities), that brings data scientists and data enthusiasts from industry, government, academia and the arts to… Read More
CHORUS in deal with USAID to expand public access to results of its funded research - August 17, 2018
Non-profit organisation CHORUS has announced an agreement with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to expand public access to the results of its funded research. USAID's public access plan was released in November 2016 and is designed to ensure effective… Read More
ConTech 2018 announces opening keynote speaker, Andrew Burgess to open the conference with ‘Starting Your AI Journey’ - August 16, 2018
The ConTech team has announced their opening keynote speaker for 2018. As ConTech starts its journey in November Andrew Burgess, a management consultant, author and speaker with over 25 years' experience, will open the conference with "Starting Your AI Journey". Andrew takes a pragmatic and hype-free… Read More
Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science surpasses half-million Euro funding mark - August 15, 2018
Six months past an initial funding appeal, the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS) has surpassed a key half-million Euro milestone having received pledges for funding totalling 680,700 Euros. The initiative, which intends to provide a framework for libraries, policymakers and other stakeholders to collectively fund and stabilise… Read More
Switzerland takes top spot for OA publishing with 39 percent open access publications - August 10, 2018
According to a report, compiled by the European Commission (EC), Switzerland occupies the top spot for OA publishing with 39% open access publications, closely followed by Croatia with 37.9% and Estonia with 37.1%. Globally, the share of research results published 'open access' is 30%. 220,416 scientific… Read More
Data driven product demos key part of the ConTech 2018 agenda - August 8, 2018
The world of content is being transformed through data science, A.I. and other emerging technologies. These changes bring both threat and opportunity and a key part of the ConTech 2018 mission is to put a spotlight on this. The goal is to help define the key… Read More
