strategies for open and permanent access to scientific information in latin america: focus on health...
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Strategies for Open and Permanent Strategies for Open and Permanent Access to Scientific InformationAccess to Scientific Information
in Latin America:in Latin America:
Focus on Health and Environmental Focus on Health and Environmental Information for Sustainable Information for Sustainable
DevelopmentDevelopment
________________________________8 - 10 May 2007, Atibaia, Brazil
CODATACODATA: : Committee on DataCommittee on Datafor Science & Technologyfor Science & Technology
Interdisciplinary committee of the International Council for Science (ICSU)
Established in 1966 CODATA focus:
Data management problems and issues common to different scientific disciplines
Data used outside the field in which they were generated
CODATA’s Network of MembersCODATA’s Network of Members
24 member countries and academies 15 Union liaisons 20 supporting organizations 11 Task Groups, Working Groups, and
Commissions Other national member activities
CODATA Task and Working CODATA Task and Working Groups 2006-2008Groups 2006-2008
Access to Biological Collection Data
Anthropometric Data & Engineering
Comprehensive Information System on Natural Disaster Mitigation
Data on Natural Gas Hydrates Data Sources in Asian Oceanic
Countries Data Sources for Sustainable
Development in SADC Countries
Exchangeable Materials Data Representation to Support Scientific Research & Education
Global Species Data Networks Preservation of and Access to
S&T Data in Developing Countries
Polar Year Data Policy & Management
Fundamental Physical Constants
“Digital resources will not survive or remain accessible by accident.”– Bernard Smith, European Commission ICSTI/ICSU/CODATA Digital Preservation Workshop
15 February 2002, Paris, France
Why permanence is hardWhy permanence is hard
“The desire for archives is much greater than the desire to archive.”
– Eli Hjorth Reksten Critical Issues in the Preservation of Datasets
26-27 April 2006, Uppsala, Sweden
Workshop ObjectivesWorkshop Objectives
What are the main challenges and barriers to progress in providing permanent access to S&T data?
What are promising means to overcome these challenges?
What specific actions can we put into practice.
Day 1 AM Plenary Opening RemarksInternational Perspectives
LUNCH
Day 1 PM Plenary Policy and Legal IssuesInstitutional and Economic IssuesPosters, Thematic Presentations & Technical Demonstrations
RECEPTION & DINNER
Day 2 AM Plenary Management and Technical Issues
Day 2 AMThematic Breakouts:Panels & Discussion
Health &Biomedical Data &
Information
Earth & EnvironmentalData & Information
Biodiversity Data &Information
Scientific, Technical, &Medical Journals
LUNCH
Day 2 PMThematic Breakouts:Panels & Discussion
Health & BiomedicalData & Information
Earth & EnvironmentalData & Information
Biodiversity Data &Information
Scientific, Technical, &Medical Journals
Day 2 PM Plenary Thematic Breakout Reports
GROUP DINNER
Day 3 AMCross-cuttingBreakouts:Panels & Discussion
Integration of Geospatial, Socio-economic & Bio-medical Data forPoverty Reduction & Sustainable
Development
Integration of Environmental,Geospatial & Biodiversity Data for
Improved Research &Applications
Creating Permanent InformationCommons for Science in Latin
American
LUNCH
Day 3 PM Plenary Crosscutting Breakout Reports
Day 3: Plenary Closing Remarks