From China to Southen Africa, The Role of the CODATA Task Group on Preservation of and Access to S&T Data in Developing Countries

Liu Chuang, Professor and Director, IGSNRR, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Wiliam Anderson, PRAXIS101 - people, systems, technology, USA

CODATA Task Group on Preservation of and Access to S&T Data in Developing Countries made the opportunities to gether people from international and national policy makers and experts to Beijing, China and to Pritoria, Southen Africa in 2004 and 2005. A broad of discusstions and communications between the countries and the world else help the deleloping world in the two differenct countinents in the decision making on strategies for permanent preservation of and access to scientific data and information in China and in Southern Africa,focus on health and environmental information for sustainable development. The role of the CODATA Task Group on Preservation of and Access to S&T Data in Developing Countries has been recognized, and the experiences will be shaired  with Lating American and all of the interested developing world.


Keywords: CODATA Task Group, Preservation, Access, Developing Countries