CENDI Working Groups STI Policy
The STI Policy Working Group deals with current legal, policy, and regulatory government proposals that have an impact on dissemination of federal STI. The Working Group
- identifies emerging policy issues and alerts CENDI members to relevant activities both within the government and externally that contribute to STI public policy discussions.
- provides advice and counsel to the CENDI principals concerning matters related to STI policy, including access to government information, dissemination of STI, and intellectual property.
- raises topics of concern and assists CENDI partners in conveying, as appropriate, expert technical input on policy issues to agency, administration, and congressional decision makers.
Major areas of interest include:
- Copyright and Intellectual Property
- Information Economics
- Information Policy
- IT Privacy
- Public Domain and Dissemination of STI (including Science.gov)
Committee chairmanship provided by NLM and NLE.