1. Hans Nerlich Umwelt, Kultur, Nachhaltigkeit Nat. Workshop e-Humanities am 06.06.2008, SUB Göttingen Core Motivation of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) - push a modern (virtual) research infrastructure in Germany - Notes from 01.04.08: Funding of infrastructure is an enduring process; the responsibility is not yet defined -> funding of projects - actual running projects: - TextGrid, D-Spin, eAQUA - considering ESFRI roadmap and projects (CLARIN, DARIAH et al.)

2. Hans Nerlich Umwelt, Kultur, Nachhaltigkeit Nat. Workshop e-Humanities am 06.06.2008, SUB Göttingen 2 Evaluation and recommendation by the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) -Launched in January 2008 -Draft of an expert´s report: November 2009 -Main topic: which infrastructure must a scientist have in the future for an excellent research -Fields: Social Science (RatSWD und SOEP) Humanities -Recommendation: identifying appropriate infrastructures and the way to them by considering the international and especially the European situation

3. Hans Nerlich Umwelt, Kultur, Nachhaltigkeit Nat. Workshop e-Humanities am 06.06.2008, SUB Göttingen 3 Core Question: What is the best way to support one`s subject area? - it seems that those projects are outstanding successful which are initiated out of the subjects and academics with their specific business and needs - Helpful: overview of state of the art and activities in the humanities - Situation of the small academics: draft of a mapping: http://www.hrk.de/de/brennpunkte/4013.php

4. Hans Nerlich Umwelt, Kultur, Nachhaltigkeit Nat. Workshop e-Humanities am 06.06.2008, SUB Göttingen 4 Possibly planned announcement for eHumanities by Dep. 722 - in obedience of the activities and developments in the scientific sector - as many information out of the projects to specify an announcement Conclusion: BMBF is still in a phase of orientation!