STM has announced that Dr. Hylke Koers has been appointed as Chief Information Officer of its new initiative STM Solutions. STM Solutions has been established to develop and manage forward thinking shared infrastructures and collaborative services to support the scholarly communications community. The initiative will formally launch in April 2021. The establishment of STM Solutions represents an important milestone in the collective management of the integrity of the scholarly record for future generations. The initiative will formally launch in April 2021 when Dr Koers commences his new role.
Dr Koers commences his new role in April. He joins STM Solutions from SURF, the collaborative organization for information and communication technologies in Dutch education and research. During his tenure at SURF he was responsible for the development and delivery of research data management services – crucial to the long-term storage, preservation and management of data created during research projects according to the FAIR principles. He brings with him an impressive track record of successful multi-stakeholder collaborations such as the creation of Scholix, the linking protocol for research data and publications, and the development of national research data infrastructure and services around iRODS and YODA (‘Your Data’).
STM Solutions’ initial focus will be on access solutions that build upon the foundations established by GetFTR and STM’s participation in the SeamlessAccess coalition. In addition, STM Solutions will explore the prototyping, evaluation and operating of new services, working closely with STM’s Standards and Technology Executive Committee (STEC). These initiatives will include new publisher-led activities that aim to create improved efficiencies through wide cross-industry collaborations.
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