China’s Scientific Data Sharing Program China-SDSP.pptVIP

* China Scientific Data Sharing Project International Workshop on Strategies for Preservation of and Open Access to Scientific Data, June 22-24, 2004, Beijing Xian-En ZHANG Working Group, China-Scientific Data Sharing Project Basic Research Department, Ministry of Science Technology General Considerations and Objectives Framework and Architecture Major Tasks Program Work Plan Current Status and Progress China-SDSP China-SDSP should be developed under comprehensive planning on the national level. It should collect and re-organize all possible data from government agencies, institutes, programs, and individual investigators while making full use of international scientific data resources through cooperation. China-SDSP should make all these data accessible to all interested users at an affordable cost, or free if possible. China-SDSP is to form a multi-tiled, distributed scientific data sharing system that bridges the gaps between different agencies, institutes, and geographical regions. 2020 Goals: To form a scientific data management and sharing system that is more user-friendly; To develop a set of supportive laws, policies, and standards; To form a professional service group by establishing a career reward mechanism. Eighty percent of scientific data funded by the government will be made available to general public. Framework and Architecture 1. Logical Framework of CSDSP CSDSP is a three-tiled system: master databases, scientific data centers or networks, and Gateway Web site 2. Scope of Data Sharing Supported by China-SDSP China-SDSP also functions as a catalyst. Its original purpose is to integrate publicly funded data resources, but its long-term goal is to leverage all possible data resources from government to the private sectors, and make them available to the general public. 3. Service Architecture of China-SDSP China-SDSP may provide services in various ways: facilitating the consistent management of distributed databases; providing a