Stats Canada has its own WWW site. Depends on what nature of support link to our Cultural Industries Research Centre website is all that is required. The network would be most successful in enabling and fostering collaborative research and projects which might otherwise be difficult or impossible. I think the most urgent need is to identify the community to be served and circulate lists periodically indicating what everybody is doing. Presumably this could be accomplished by information sheets listing names and projects.
People can then make their own connections.
The secretariat subcontracts input from a cross section of on-line research museums. Lobby public sector clientele at all levels of government regarding importance of setting aside funding for action and policy research. Act as civil society link between public sector and market in this area. I have to think about it. Beyond that, infrastructure should be minimal.