Transcript ICSU Ad Hoc Committee on Information and Data

ICSU Strategic Coordinating
Committee on Information and
Data (SCCID)
Summary of the Recommendations
ICSTI workshop Paris
5 March 2012
Professor Ray Harris
UCL
The data and information challenge
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Data explosion and data overload
 By 2020 35 zetabytes (ZB = 1021 bytes) of digital data created
per annum
 In 2024 the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope will
produce more data than can be processed
Data complexity
 Changing expectations
 Digital divide
 Fourth paradigm of data intensive science
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ICSU Universality of Science
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ICSU VISION … a world where science is used
for the benefit of all, excellence in science is
valued and scientific knowledge is effectively
linked to policy making. In such a world,
universal and equitable access to high quality
scientific data and information is a reality …
The ICSU journey
Panel Area Assessment on Scientific
Information and Data, 2003 – 2004
 The Strategic Committee on Information
and Data (SCID), 2007-2008
 World Data System, starting in 2009
 Strategic Coordinating Committee for
Information and Data (SCCID), 2009 2011
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Panel Area Assessment (PAA) on
scientific information and data
• Long term strategic leadership by ICSU
on scientific data and information
• Professional data management in science
• Ensure universal and equitable access to
data and information
• Do not forget the question of who pays
Strategic Committee on
Information and Data (SCID)
Sorbonne November
2007
• New World Data System created from WDCs
and FAGS
• More prominent CODATA
• ICSU national members and unions more
active in professional data and information
management
World Data System
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Constitution
Data policy
Initial system architecture
International Programme Office Tokyo
Formal criteria and process for membership
• 141 expressions of interest
• 45 formal applications
First WDS conference Kyoto September 2011
• CODATA conference Taiwan October 2012
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International Council for
Science (ICSU)
Strategic
Coordination
Committee (SCCID)
ICSTI and
other stakeholders
World Data System
Scientific
Committee
CODATA
Executive
Committee
WDS Members
(Data centres and
services)
CODATA
Members
INASP
Strategic Coordinating Committee
on Information and Data
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Communication of best practice on data
management
◦ National and union members
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Explore and agree the terms used in Open
Access
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Forum for the agreement of terms
ICSTI and INASP for publications
CODATA for science data
Use the existing OECD principles for access to
research data from public funding
Strategic Coordinating Committee
on Information and Data
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Improve the process of creating data as a
publication
 Increased recognition
 Behaviour modification
 Potential role for legal deposit libraries
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Use the CODATA and World Data System
conferences more actively
 Every two years alternately
Strategic Coordinating Committee
on Information and Data
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Practical help to the less economically
developed countries
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Rich in opportunity, relatively low cost
CODATA active
WDC to seek active nodes in LEDCs
Partnership, mentoring : ICSTI, INASP, CODATA,
national and union members of ICSU
Cooperation with commercial companies
 Mutual benefit
 ICSTI lead, eg Microsoft
CODATA + WDS + ICSTI + INASP =
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International Council for
Science (ICSU)
Strategic
Coordination
Committee (SCCID)
ICSTI and
other stakeholders
World Data System
Scientific
Committee
CODATA
Executive
Committee
WDS Members
(Data centres and
services)
CODATA
Members
INASP