Networks and Information Systems in
Science & Technology :
Applications in Material Engineering
June/98
José Luiz Ribeiro Filho
RNP
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The Context...
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The Internet is the best vehicle for the dissemination of science & technology
information services.
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Explosive Growth of the Internet and capillarity of brazilian backbones.
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Nowadays, any initiative for the implementation of network services must consider
na integration with the Internet.
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The information provider is also the maintainer of the information.
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Internet technology (client/server; java; etc) enables the customer to directly access
the information
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The National Research Network - RNP
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RNP...
The mission:
disseminate Internet technology and applications mainly for educational
and social purposes.
History:
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1991: Phase I: implementation of a strictly academic backbone.
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1995: Phase II: connectivity upgrade (speed and capillarity). Admittance of
both commercial connectivity and traffic.
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Phase III: implementation of the new generation of Internet technologies to
serve the academic community.
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RNP Backbone Map: 1992
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RNP Backbone Map: 1995
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RNP Backbone Map: May/98
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Goals for 1998...
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Implantation of High Performance Metropolitan Networks
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Participation in the Internet 2 Consotium
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Connectivity upgrade to the United States
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Implantation of a Web/FTP Proxy Hierarchy
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Successful Brazilian Application...
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Science and Technology Network Initiatives...
Web-based open information systems on S&T:
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Guias de F
ntes de Informação
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Science and Technology Network Initiatives...
Guides for Network Information Sources - IBICT
http://brauna.ibict.br/metodologia/
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Specific methodology to the creation and maintenance of multiple distributed databases in a
descentralized and standardized form.
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Information providers, such as governamental agencies, research centers, universities, private
sector, create and update its own database/guide following the guide methodology.
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Guides may cover a wide variety of areas: sciences, humanities, biosciences, engineering,
agriculture etc.
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Database information refer to six modules: organizations, database, specialists/researchers,
events, software and documents.
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Networks and Information Systems in Science & Tecnology
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Networks and Information Systems in Science & Tecnology
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Science and Technology Network Initiatives...
PADCT Net
http://hubble.mct.gov.br/
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Collection, organization, evaluation and dissemination of information on the projects financed by the
PADCT-II.
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Each project coordinator is responsible for updating the database wirh all quantitative and qualitative
information on the project.
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The system offers several possibilities regarding:
- research projects
- databases
- laboratories
- organizations
- established patents
- scientific production
- published papers
- events, courses, internships
- etc.
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Among other major PADCT-II subprograms, which can be specified in a search, is the New Material
Engineering Subprogram.
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Information Flow...
UNESP
PADCT
CNPq
CCDM
UFSCar
how it is
how it could be
Private sector
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Networks for Research Projects...
UFSCar - CSN Network
Research Center:
UFSCar
Raw-material Ind:
Refractories Ind:
ALCOA
IBAR
IndustrialClient:
CSN
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Conclusion...
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Enhancement of network infrastructures and applications.
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Growth of online information services and resources.
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New approach to the interaction of S&T agents: Government, scientific community
and private sector.
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