Australia increases funding for six e-research projects

Australia's Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) has announced a $15 million enhancement to six collaborative e-research programs. From today's press release:

The Australian Government has allocated $15 million under the Systemic Infrastructure Initiative for six highly collaborative proposals as part of its ongoing commitment to strengthen innovation and improve research outcomes.  The proposals will provide Australian scientists with access to research infrastructure that will enhance Australia's research capabilities....These projects add to the suite of strategic infrastructure investments under the Australian Government's $8.3 billion Backing Australia's Ability initiative.

The six participating projects are:

1. Australian Research Enabling Environment (ARCHER)
2. Research Activityflow and Middleware Priorities (RAMP)
3. Australian Research Repositories Online to the World (ARROW) - Stage 2
4. Legal Frameworks for e-Research
5. Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories (APSR) - Stage 2
6. Integrated Content Environment for Research and Scholarship (ICE-RS)