August 2006
Art, heritage, science and design groups look to global connections
Representatives from Ontario's top art, cultural and science exhibition institutions have agreed to move quickly to take full advantage of advanced technologies and global connectivity over high-speed telecommunications networks.
Ontario College of Art and Design President Sara Diamond
Gathering at the start of the two-day Ontario Research and Education Summit at the MaRS Discovery District June 5, a group, led by the President of the Ontario College of Art and Design, Sara Diamond, struck a working group of organizations with interests in art, heritage, and science exhibition and learning.
"Ontario and Canada have among the world's most creative and innovative people, and we can become global leaders in this new environment of networked, digital media and design," said Diamond.
Joining the discussion were representatives from the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, York University Fine Arts and Visual Arts departments, the Ontario Science Centre and the Carleton University School of Architecture. Participants agreed to expand the working group to include representatives from other institutions and from other parts of Ontario.
The roundtable focused on how institutions in the arts, culture and education-related exhibit centers, such as science centers, can be transformed through the adoption of new and advanced networking technologies and the global connectivity provided by the Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION) and other advanced research and education networks, such as Canada's CAnet 4 and Internet2 in the United States.
Joining the discussion was Dr. Louis Fox, vice provost of the University of Washington and head of the Internet2 K20 Initiative, which brings together schools, universities, libraries, and museums to promote the use of advanced networking tools, content, and applications.
The discussion continues, when ORION hosts the working group's next meeting on August 29.
The roundtable set the stage for the June 6th session at the Summit, led by Sara Diamond, looking at how next generation technologies and expanding networks of people, tools and resources are re-shaping the way we approach art and design. The session is available on the Summit video stream archive, enabled by the e-Presence platform.
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