Accelerating Transition to Virtual Research Organization in Social Science (AVROSS): the Results of a Study for the EC

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Barjak, Franz; Lane, Julia; Kertcher, Zack; Poschen, Meik; Procter, Rob; Robinson, Simon

Though it is clear that social sciences and the humanities have both much to gain and a key role to play in promoting e-Infrastructure uptake across the disciplines, they have to date not been quick to adopt advanced grid-based e-Infrastructure. Our recommendations to EU policy-makers point the way to changing this situation, promoting e-Infrastructure development and application in these disciplines, with expected impact in areas with related requirements. The empirical part of the study had two components. The first of these was an exploratory survey of early adopters of e-infrastructure. The second was an investigation of eight case studies.

Although the survey was not scientific in nature, and case study analyses are inherently illustrative rather than definitive in scope, the study did identify several key issues which could be used for policy purposes.

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