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FASTER
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Title: |
Flexible Access to Statistics, Tables and Electronic Resources |
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Acronym: |
FASTER |
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Duration: |
27 months from 1 January 2000 |
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Partners: |
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Summary: |
FASTER was designed to create a flexible and intelligent presentation system for access
to statistical and other data in a distributed 'virtual' environment. The project brought
together content management and personalisation technologies with the requirements for
user-friendly statistical dissemination services. Based on a web environment with client
side functionality, and built around the careful specification of metadata content, it
allows the user to create their own personal data environment, derive all relevant
contextual and supporting information and hence make the most productive use of expensive
data resources.
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UKDA contribution: |
The UKDA acted as co-ordinator and therefore managed the entire project and made a
significant contribution to the metadata aspects of this work including contributions to
the development of the DDI. In addition, the UKDA contributed the technical developments on the
server side of the software and worked closely with our colleagues at NSD on the client
side. The UKDA also contributed to the access control unit, developed by UNIMI.
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UKDA contact: |
Hilary Beedham |
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Funder: |
EU |
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Results: |
The project has been brought to a successful conclusion and the tools, as defined in the
functional specification, have been delivered. In continuation of the development work
the project team is now engaged in several new projects, including the COSMOS project
to develop an integrated metadata model, and MADIERA, a new implementation project in
the Vth Framework Programme. This project will provide a fully supported and integrated
data library environment.
Nesstar Ltd is handling the commercial exploitation of the main results, with support
from all partners. Widespread interest in the output has meant that the company already
employs, directly or indirectly, about 15 staff, engaged in management, marketing,
technical development and support services.
Copies of the final report are available from the UKDA. To request a copy,
please contact Kim Berry on +44 (0)1206 873532 or by email: Kim Berry.
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