This Memorandum of Understanding will regulate joint research which will be carried out between the Swedish Institute of Computer Science ( SICS ) and the Institute for New Generation Computer Technology ( ICOT ). The purpose of the joint research will be to advance scientific knowledge and technology in the area of computer science and computer application, through cooperation between SICS and ICOT in carrying out research on knowledge information processing technology and parallel processing technology, both based upon logic programming technology, and on computer application fields that apply these technologies.
SICS and ICOT both recognize that knowledge information processing technology and parallel processing technology, both based upon logic programming technology, are important for the development of computer science, and further that applying these technologies to various computer application areas would contribute to the progress of computer applications. SICS and ICOT will cooperate in research on technologies that apply logic programming and parallel processing in the application area that will be decided through consultation between the staff from both parties who are responsible for implementation and who are named in Article 5 below.
As the research environment for this joint research, the sequential and parallel logic programming environment that has been developed by ICOT is indispensable and, for this reason, ICOT will loan, free of charge, a personal sequential inference machine (PSI) hardware system, and the necessary software and data to SICS. All documents and information that are necessary for the use of these PSI system and software will also be provided to SICS by ICOT free of charge.
SICS shall treat this PSI system as equipment for experimental aims that is not commercially available in Sweden, and, as such, it will hold neither ICOT nor the manufacturer responsible for any malfunction or accident that may arise from their use, or for any inconvenience or damage that may result from bugs in the software or other cause.
ICOT will permit the use, free of charge, of the parallel inference machine system setup at ICOT (Multi-PSI and other machines) by the researchers of SICS and/or the researchers designated by SICS who are taking part in this joint research.
SICS will provide to ICOT bug reports and other evaluation information pertinent to the improvement of the hardware and software supplied by ICOT to SICS.
As the research environment for this joint research, SICS will loan, free of charge, as necessary, the software and data developed, owned and distributed by SICS to ICOT. All documents and information that are necessary for the use of its software will also be provided to ICOT by SICS free of charge.
Each party will permit researchers of the other side and/or researchers designated by the other side who take part in this joint research to use these hardware systems, software and data loaned or provided by the one side.
Each party will respect copyrights on material supplied by the other. No proprietary (trade secret) material will be furnished by each side.
It is intended that research results obtained through this joint research shall be exchanged between both parties and published in the scientific and engineering literature.
To implement this memorandum, the staff from both parties who are responsible for implementation shall consult one another to agree upon proper implementation. The responsible staff of each party may be changed by notifying one another in writing.
(1) Responsible staff for implementation at SICS :Any matter or question arising out of or relating to this Memorandum of Understanding shall be settled in good faith by consultation between SICS and ICOT.
Joint research based upon this Memorandum of Understanding shall start on October 14, 1991. Either SICS or ICOT may terminate this Memorandum of Understanding six months after sending written notification to the other party.
This Memorandum of Understanding may be amended through mutual written agreement of SICS and ICOT.
Dated : October 14, 1991
| Swedish Institute of Computer Science |
Institute for New Generation Computer Technology |
| By: ______________________________________ Siwert Sundstrom Managing Director |
By: ______________________________________ Hiroichi Hiroshige Executive Director |