Software Platforms. Developments in informatics have radically changed data collection, data organization, data integration, and data analysis. Firstly, the Web and Web 2.0 provide a rich source of new material through the websites and blogs and of interactions through blogging, forums, tweeds and the like. Secondly, researchers increasingly use these media for communication and collaboration. Information exchange is not anymore only (or mainly) through formal publications, but also through a variety of electronic formats of which the content and use can be traced in new ways. In other words, many informal processes in research and innovation that were not easily observable can now be studied and understood through the analysis of the electronic traces of these activities, and through combining these digital data with ‘traditional’ data. To do this, new software tools are needed. Within the field, many software tools have been developed for specific tasks. Tools are available for disambiguation, for data integration and for visualization. Also a variety of tools is available for analysis of large science and innovation data. This has driven University Paris Est (IFRIS) and VU Amsterdam to enter in the development of software platforms (respectively Cortext Manager and SMS platforms) that articulate the different tools, and to propose workflows that enable researchers to enrich and treat their own datasets, and in cases to build them from the internet. RISIS aims to decisively contribute to the opening and the further development of software platforms for science and innovation studies. This requires an initial technical effort to organise harmonisation of the tools in existing standards, and opening through improving of user interfaces. Further improvement requires joint research within RISIS. Firstly, research to improve and extend the existing tools where necessary. For example, disambiguation tools are often designed for specific data formats, and not easily transferable to other data formats. More generally applicable tools are needed. Secondly, the workflows that integrate tools need to be made easier and also much quicker for the researchers.
Software Platforms. Dormont and Mt. Lebanon shall agree to the vendors and software platforms to be used. Dormont shall contract with all vendors necessary for the finance functions, including by obtaining all licenses or permissions for Mt. Lebanon to access and perform the services described herein. Dormont shall grant or obtain proper access to Mt. Lebanon to all cloud based functions that are necessary to perform the services described herein.
Software Platforms. Vendor shall comply with the City’s information management technical architecture and product standards (including the City’s choice of database hosting platforms and any upgrades to City Third Party Materials and City Proprietary Materials) provided to Vendor in writing (“Software Platforms”) as may be in effect during the Term. The City shall have the right to elect at any time any change to the Software Platforms (each a “Software Platform Project”). Vendor shall reasonably cooperate with the City during the Term in connection with development and implementation of any City initiatives related to any Software Platform Project. In the event the City contracts with a third party to perform any services in connection with a Software Platform Project, Vendor shall co-operate with such third party as reasonably required including by providing: (i) to the extent available, written requirements, standards and policies for those operations of the Goods and operating system used in the System (the “System Platform”) and other components of the System to which the Software Platform Project and such Services relate as support to such third party in connection with such third party’s development of deliverables that may be operated with the System, including the System Platform, (ii) reasonable assistance and support Services to such third party, and (iii) access to the System in connection with such Services. The PBC shall require any such third party to comply with Vendor’s, and Vendor shall comply with such third party’s, reasonable requirements regarding operations, confidentiality, and security.
