Internet and society: The National XVI Joint Conference “Internet and Modern Society” in Saint-Petersburg

October 9-11, 2013 in Saint-Petersburg is held the XVI Joint Conference “Internet and Modern Society”.

The conference “Internet and Modern Society” is held in St. Petersburg every year since 1998.

The main objectives of the joint research program: the development of interdisciplinary research of information technology, digital libraries, methods, and techniques of integration of digital collections; interaction of information resources and the generation of electronic document space of research and innovation.

An important scientific direction of the conference is to discuss the research findings in the area of ​​e-Science (infrastructure of scientific data and information systems), software development tools for building such infrastructure, including the means of collecting, modeling and reporting based on international standards, research, information technology electronic government and the management of public information systems, the development of a knowledge society through the application of information technology in social and humanitarian sphere.

The conference “Internet and Modern Society” is a “joint” because scientific program of the conference brings together a series of specialized scientific conferences, symposia, seminars, round tables and other events dedicated to the special development of information society technologies.

An important task of the joint conference is to promote the formation of a Russian community of leading research and development in the field of information society technologies. The onference contributes to the study of international experience and international cooperation in this field.

Important goals of the joint conference are to attract young scientists and students to work on actual problems in this area and to create a platform for informal contacts among science, higher education and industry.