China Scientific Data Sharing Project

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China Scientific Data Sharing Project
Xian-En ZHANG Working Group, China-Scientific
Data Sharing Project Basic Research Department,
Ministry of Science Technology
International Workshop on Strategies for
Preservation of and Open Access to Scientific
Data, June 22-24, 2004, Beijing
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• China-SDSP

• General Considerations and Objectives
• Framework and Architecture
• Major Tasks
• Program Work Plan
• Current Status and Progress

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• 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.

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• 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.

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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
content service and data service, as well as
other services mentioned.
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Architecture and Framework of China SDSP
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Scope of Scientific Data Sharing Project
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Fig 3. Service Functionality of China Scientific
Data Sharing Program
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Major Tasks of China SDSP

• Architectural Development of Data Management and
  Sharing System
• 2. Resource Development for Scientific Data
• 3. Standardization
• 4. Law and Policy

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Architectural Development of Data Management and
Sharing System
1 Gateway Site 40 Data Centers /Networks 300
Master Databases
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Resource Development for Scientific Data
The major tasks are to re-edify existing data
resourcessafeguard endangered scientific data
and records develop the master database for
large research programs funded by the government
introduce international data resources based on
their scientific values, quality, and
usabilityintegrate multi-source data and
conduct value-added research.
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Standardization
Standardization is the prerequisite for
scientific data sharing in the digital era.
There are two kinds of standards platform
technical standards and data sharing standards.
The former is based on data platforms, and the
latter is based on the scientific data sharing
framework. The basic and common data sharing
standard will be considered first. The data
standard in major application areas will also be
on the list of priorities.
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Law and Policy

• Specifically, the following should be conducted
  first
• Policy Establishment and implementation of
• Implementation Guidelines of Scientific Data
  Sharing Program,
• Data Submission Guidelines of Major Science and
  Technology Program
• Funded by Government
• Guideline of Scientific and Technological Data
  Classification for Data Sharing
• Management Guidelines of China Scientific Data
  Sharing Program
• Performance Evaluation (Merit Appraisal) of
  Scientific Data Sharing
• Law Legislation and Amendment of
• Science and Technology Advancement Act
• Copy Right Act
• National Security Act
• Others
• Be proactively involved in the on-going
  legislation of Policy on Access to
• Government Information.
• Promote the issuing of Policy on National
  Scientific and Technological
• Resources Sharing.

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Working Plan

• Experimental period 2001-2005
• Overall planning and design
• Legislation planning start research on law and
  policy framework
• Making and issuing relevant policy and
  regulation
• Technology and standards
• Establishing data centers (networks) and kicking
  off the data sharing pilot project
• Identifying the optical mechanism for existing
  data consolidation and sharing
• Launching of program gateway select 25 data
  centers for data sharing pilot project, select
  other candidate centers for further development
• Sum up experiences from various aspects of the
  experimental period, and prepare a feasibility
  report to facilitate the overall implementation
  of public good data sharing in next period.

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Working Plan

• Overall Implementation Period 2006-2010
• Continue the establishment of data sharing
  technology, policy and law
• Extend the program coverage of scientific data
  centers or networks and make them operational
• Gradually improve technology and standards
• Enforce the cooperation among data centers in
  different research area
• Enhance the capacity to develop high-level data
  product and quality

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After each yearly performance evaluation of the
25 pilot data centers or networks, the qualified
ones will be included in the National Scientific
Data Master Network and will start regular
operation the amount invested in each center
depends on their merits and performance. Another
15-20 data centers will be built, including 200
new master databases. By 2010, a mechanism is
going to be established, through which data are
submitted from various governmental agencies and
programs and delivered to potential users
efficiently.
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Current Status and Progress of China SDSP

• General Planning and Design (Draft) Finished
• Pilot Projects for Data Sharing
• Law, Policy, and Standard

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General Planning and Design (Draft) Finished
In June 2003,a Coordinating Group and a
Scientific Group were established for scientific
data sharing. The main task of these groups was
to develop the Planning of China Scientific Data
Sharing Program (China-SDSP) by May 2004. There
are six major components to China-SDSP current
status and major national requirement overall
considerations principle and objectives
strategic arrangement and tasks implementation
and measurements supporting conditions and
facilities?
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Pilot Projects for Data Sharing
In 2001, the meterological data sharing project
was launched, which heralded the start of the
scientific data sharing program in China. By the
end of 2002, another 5 data centers and 3
networks had joined the pilot project

• Survey data center
• Hydrolgy and Water Resources data center
• Seismetic data center
• Forestry data center
• Agriculture data center
• Earth System Science data center network
• Modern Agricultural Technology and Rural
  Development network
• Sustainable Development network

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Law, Policy, and Standard In terms of
policy-making, a working group for data sharing
has been established and investigated the current
status and trend of data policy both home and
abroad, compiled relevant materials and
information Established the Guidelines of Data
Submission from Major National Programs and its
interpretationbegan researching the framework of
relevant law and policy and finished the
conceptual design for data classification for
sharing.
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In general, China Scientific Data Sharing Program
is still in the phase of overall planning,
accumulating the experiences of technology and
policy making, as well as overseeing pilot data
sharing projects.
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Acknowledgement
Many who involved the project SUN Shu HUANG
Dingcheng SUN JiuLin LUI Chuang XIAO Yun YIN
Ling CHEN Jun TENG Mianzhen ZHOU Wenneng Paul
Uhlir JD Peter Weiss JD