Bits of Power: Issues in the Transborder Flow of Scientific and Technical Data

该项目将在国际科学联合会理事会科学技术数据委员会美国国家委员会的指导下进行，将包括对国际获取科学技术数据的跨学科研究。 这项研究的主要重点将是电子形式的数据，这是一个在科学研究和国际合作中日益复杂和重要的主题。 报告开始将概述天文学、生物学、地质学和物理学等目前具有科学意义的主要研究领域对数据的需要。 然后，它将描述影响科学界获取数据的法律的、经济、政策和技术因素及趋势。 它还将查明和分析国际上获取科技数据的障碍。 这项研究将提出可能有助于克服在国际范围内获得服务的障碍的办法。 NSF与其他几个政府机构，包括DoE，NASA，NIH，NIST和NOAA共同支持该项目。

This project, to be conducted under the guidance of the US National Committee for the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), will consist of an interdisciplinary study of international access to scientific and technical (S&T) data. The primary focus of the study will be on d ata in electronic form, a topic of increasing complexity and importance in scientific research and international collaboration. It will begin by outlining the needs for data in the major research areas of current scientific interest in the astronomical, biological, geological and physical sciences. It will then characterize the legal, economic, policy, and technical factors and trends that have an influence on access to data by the scientific community. It will also identify and analyze the barriers to international access to S&T data. The study will recommend approaches that might help overcome barriers to access in the international context. NSF is sharing support for this project w ith several other Government agencies, including DoE, NASA, NIH, NIST and NOAA.