ICSU World Data System
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| Abbreviation | ICSU-WDS |
|---|---|
| Formation | Oct 2008 |
| Type | INGO |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
2015-2018 Chair |
Sandy Harrison  United Kingdom |
| Website |
www |
The ICSU World Data System (ICSU-WDS) was created by the International Council for Science's (ICSU) General Assembly in October 2008. [1] [2] [3] ICSU-WDS goals are to preserve quality assured scientific data and information, to facilitate open access, and promote the adoption of standards. [4]
History
ICSU World Data System superseded the World Data Centres (WDCs) and Federation of Astronomical and Geophysical data analysis Services (FAGS) created by ICSU to manage data generated by the International Geophysical Year[5][6][7] (1957–1958).
Governance
ICSU World Data System is governed by a Scientific Committee[8][9](SC) made up of data scientists and experts. It is supported by an International Programme Office (IPO), which is hosted and funded by the Japanese National Institute of Information and Communications Technology[10][11] as well as the International Council for Science.
Data Sharing Principles
ICSU World Data System member organizations adopt its Data Sharing Principles.[12]
- Data, metadata, products, and information should be fully and openly shared, subject to national or international jurisdictional laws and policies, including respecting appropriate extant restrictions, and in accordance with international standards of ethical research conduct.
- Data, metadata, products, and information produced for research, education, and public domain use will be made available with minimum time delay and free of charge, or for no more than the cost of dissemination, which may be waived for lower-income user communities to support equity in access.
- All who produce, share, and use data and metadata are stewards of those data, and have responsibility for ensuring that the authenticity, quality, and integrity of the data are preserved, and respect for the data source is maintained by ensuring privacy where appropriate, and encouraging appropriate citation of the dataset and original work and acknowledgement of the data repository.
- Data should be labelled ‘sensitive’ or ‘restricted’ only with appropriate justification and following clearly defined protocols, and should in any event be made available for use on the least restrictive basis possible
Members
Member organizations of ICSU World Data System join voluntarily in one of the four membership categories: Regular, Network, Partner, and Associate Members. Members contribute their data holdings, data services or products. The updated list of Members is available on the ICSU World Data System website :ICSU-WDS Membership
References
- ↑ "World Data System (WDS)". Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ Ad hoc Strategic Committee on Information and Data. Final Report to the ICSU Committee on Scientific Planning and Review (PDF). ICSU. 2008. p. 25.
- ↑ Ad -hoc Strategic Coordinating Committee on Information and Data Interim Report to the ICSU Committee on Scientific Planning and Review (PDF). ICSU. 2011. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-930357-85-6.
- ↑ "Constitution of the International Council for Science World Data System (ICSU WDS)" (PDF). Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ "International science community to build a 'World Data System'". itnews. 28 Oct 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ Cheryl Pellerin. "International Science Council to Revamp World Data Centers". Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ US National Academies. "The International Geophysical Year". Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ Howard Moore. "WDS Scientific Committee". Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ "WDS Scientific Committee". Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ "ＷＤＳ‐ＩＰＯ（世界科学データシステム国際プログラムオフィス）開所式概要" (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ "世界科学データシステム国際プログラムオフィス開所式" (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ "World Data System (WDS) Data Sharing Principles". www.icsu-wds.org. doi:10.5281/zenodo.34354. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
External links
- www.icsu-wds.org official website