U.S. National Committee for CODATA

国际科学理事会(ICSU)的国际科学技术数据委员会(CODATA)的美国国家委员会(USNC)将领导和协调美国科学界参与CODATA的工作。CODATA涉及自然科学和社会科学以及工程学科的实验测量或观察所产生的所有类型的量化数据。CODATA的总体目标是：提高数据的质量和可及性，改进获取、管理和分析数据的方法；促进收集、组织和使用数据的人之间的国际合作；促进科学技术界对这些活动和问题重要性的认识。USNC/CODATA建议通过组织深入研究、国内和国际数据会议、双边研讨会、联邦数据论坛、国家科学院委员会会议和相关网站，继续推进这些数据管理和政策目标。USNC还将确定和建议快速变化的创建、操作、传播和使用数字科学技术(S和技术)数据的技术能力如何应对新的机遇和挑战。机会主要出现在数据密集型研究和应用、整合不同种类的数据以取得新的成果以及向广泛的用户提供大量事实信息方面。该委员会将：与其他数据和信息技术团体协调其在国家科学院内的活动；建立与美国联邦和学术数据中心以及专业组织和专家的已建立的关系；并通过与外国和政府间科学保护伞组织和数据活动的多次接触，在国际上促进美国的数据政策和实践。

The U.S. National Committee (USNC) for the international Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) of the International Council for Science (ICSU) will lead and coordinate participation by the U.S. scientific community in the work of CODATA. CODATA is concerned with all types of quantitative data resulting from experimental measurements or observations in the natural and social sciences and in the engineering disciplines. The overall objectives of CODATA are to: improve the quality and accessibility of data, as well as the methods by which data are acquired, managed, and analyzed; facilitate international cooperation among those collecting, organizing, and using data; and promote an increased awareness in the scientific and technical community of the importance of these activities and issues. The USNC/CODATA proposes to continue to advance these data management and policy objectives by organizing in-depth studies, national and international data conferences, bilateral symposia, federal data forums, Committee meetings at the National Academies, and related Web sites.The USNC will also identify and suggest ways in which the rapidly changing technological capabilities for creating, manipulating, disseminating, and using digital scientific and technical (S&T) data can address new opportunities and challenges. The opportunities arise primarily in data-intensive research and applications, in the integration of heterogeneous data for new results, and in making vast amounts of factual information available for a broad spectrum of users. The inherent challenges are in effectively managing these data resources for optimal access and use, and for developing the appropriate policies and institutional models.The Committee will: coordinate its activities within the National Academies with other data and information technology groups; build on its established relationships with federal and academic data centers, and professional organizations and experts in the United States; and promote U.S. data policies and practices internationally through its many contacts with foreign and intergovernmental scientific umbrella organizations and data activities.