BT becomes founding sponsor of Web Science Research Initiative.INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability BT, a provider of communications solutions and services, became on Monday (7 July) a founding sponsor of the Web Science Research Initiative, an international body established to promote the science and development of the World Wide Web. The Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI WSRI Web Science Research Initiative (Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Southampton) WSRI Wood Supply Research Institute (Rockville, MD) ), established by sir Tim Berners-Lee (person) Tim Berners-Lee - The man who invented the World-Wide Web while working at the Center for European Particle Research (CERN). Now Director of the World-Wide Web Consortium. Tim Berners-Lee graduated from the Queen's College at Oxford University, England, 1976. , the inventor of the World Wide Web, with co-directors Nigel Shadbolt, Wendy Hall Wendy Hall is Professor of Computer Science University of Southampton in southern England. Wendy Hall was born in the East End of London. She studied for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in mathematics at the University of Southampton. and Danny Weitzner, is understood to exist to promote the study of 'Web Science', a new academic discipline focusing on the analysis, engineering and social impact of the World Wide Web. The initiative, which is jointly hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, (MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology ), USA, and Southampton University, UK, will reportedly bring experts in the world of computer science and communications to create the curriculum for a new generation of web scientists. The aim of WSRI is to examine all areas of human interaction with the web, including the social impact that has resulted from the growth of web access and the potential of new technologies to expand the World Wide Web's boundaries and drive the social interactions of an interconnected world. An important role for the founding sponsors will be to help WSRI develop new Web Science curricula to ensure that it is training future generations of web scientists to meet the needs of industry, said Berners-Lee. No financial details were disclosed. ((Comments on this story may be sent to info@m2.com)) |
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