"Enabling Open Access to Scientific Data and Information within
the Modern Knowledge Economy; the Case for a Scientific Commons”

Royal Irish Academy
Dublin, Ireland ~ 12 April 2006

A panel discussion organised by CODATA, the Committee on Data for Science and Technology, under the aegis of the Royal Irish Academy

Shuichi Iwata

Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, working for "Data and Society"; President of CODATA (Committee on Data for Science and Technology) / Chairman of the 122 Committee, JSPS/Vice-Chairman of Knowledge Infrastructure Committee (MEXT, METI)

Born on January 29, 1948 in Chiba, Japan; 1975 PhD., Nuclear Engineering, University of Tokyo/1978-1991 Lecturer, Associate Professor Metallurgy Div., Engineering Research Institute, Nuclear Engineering, University of Tokyo/Guest Researcher, Fachinformations Zentrum, BRG(1985-1986) 1991-: Professor, Design Science, Life Cycle Engineering, Director of RACE, Graduate Schools of Engineering and Frontier Sciences; Award and Honors: Honda Memorial Young Researcher Award/ Iketani Science Foundation Award/ Promotion of Science and Technology Information Award, Japan Science and Technology Agency/ Paper Award, The Japan Institute of Metals/ GIW Best Paper Award.

For more details, please visit http://mori.q.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~iwata/