<s>
The	O
term	O
e-Research	B-General_Concept
(	O
alternately	O
spelled	O
eResearch	B-General_Concept
)	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
to	O
support	O
existing	O
and	O
new	O
forms	O
of	O
research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Practices	O
in	O
e-Research	B-General_Concept
typically	O
aim	O
to	O
improve	O
efficiency	O
,	O
interconnectedness	O
and	O
scalability	B-Architecture
across	O
the	O
full	O
research	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
lifecycle	I-General_Concept
:	O
collection	O
,	O
storage	B-General_Concept
,	O
analysis	B-General_Concept
,	O
visualisation	B-Application
and	O
sharing	B-Application
of	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
E-Research	B-General_Concept
therefore	O
involves	O
collaboration	O
of	O
researchers	O
(	O
often	O
in	O
a	O
multi-disciplinary	O
team	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
data	O
scientists	O
and	O
computer	B-General_Concept
scientists	I-General_Concept
,	O
data	O
stewards	O
and	O
digital	O
librarians	O
,	O
and	O
significant	O
information	B-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
communication	I-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
human	O
resources	O
,	O
it	O
often	O
requires	O
the	O
physical	O
infrastructure	O
for	O
data-intensive	B-Operating_System
activities	I-Operating_System
,	O
often	O
using	O
high	B-Architecture
performance	I-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
systems	O
such	O
as	O
grid	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
e-Research	B-General_Concept
problems	O
range	O
across	O
disciplines	O
which	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Specialist	O
services	O
,	O
centres	O
or	O
programmes	O
instituted	O
to	O
support	O
Australian	O
data	O
and	O
technology	O
intensive	O
research	O
operate	O
under	O
the	O
umbrella	O
term	O
:	O
eResearch	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
representatives	O
from	O
these	O
eResearch	B-General_Concept
groups	O
came	O
together	O
to	O
discuss	O
the	O
need	O
build	O
a	O
"	O
collaborative	O
program	O
to	O
strengthen	O
eResearch	B-General_Concept
and	O
address	O
issues	O
facing	O
the	O
sector	O
nationally	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Australian	O
eResearch	B-General_Concept
Organisation	O
(	O
AeRO	O
)	O
emerged	O
from	O
this	O
forum	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
collaborative	O
organisation	O
of	O
national	O
and	O
state-based	O
research	O
organisations	O
to	O
advance	O
eResearch	B-General_Concept
implementation	O
and	O
innovation	O
in	O
Australia	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professionals	O
working	O
in	O
Australian	O
eResearch	B-General_Concept
annually	O
convene	O
a	O
conference	O
known	O
as	O
:	O
eResearch	B-General_Concept
Australasia	O
.	O
</s>
