Data Matters: Meetings of the U.S. National Committee for CODATA

研究数据和信息是科学的重要组成部分。随着科学变得更加国际化，积极参与国际活动的必要性也在增加。作为国际科学理事会的一部分，科学技术数据理事会为数据、数据标准和数据访问的自上而下规划、开发和集成提供了一个平台。美国国家科学院（NAS）是国际科学理事会及其科学技术数据委员会（CODATA）的附属机构。位于NAS的美国CODATA代表美国数据社区，并协调CODATA的国际活动。美国CODATA将参加国际科学理事会，并召开美国CODATA会议，以确定进一步的活动。这些可能包括共识研究、研讨会、会议和其他活动，以推进美国的数据管理挑战；履行召集职能，鼓励和促进跨学科、部门和国家在研究数据和信息活动中的共同利益方面的合作；监测、评估并促进美国政府和研究界在研究数据、信息项目和政策方面的立场的发展；向美国科学界和公众广泛传播和交流美国CODATA活动的结果。

Research data and information are critical parts of science. As science becomes more international, so does the need for active engagement internationally. The Council on Data for Science and Technology, as part of the International Council on Science, provides a platform for top-down planning, development and integration of data, data standards, and data access.The National Academy of Sciences, NAS, is the adhering body to the International Council for Science and its Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA). The U.S. CODATA, housed at the NAS, represents the U.S. data community and coordinates with CODATA'sinternational activities. The U.S. CODATA will participate in the International Council for Science and conduct a meeting of U.S. CODATA to identify further activities. These might include consensus studies, workshops, conferences, and other activities within its mission to advance data management challenges in the U.S.; fulfill a convening function to encourage and facilitate collaboration across disciplines, sectors, and nations with regard to common interests in research data and information activities; monitor, assess, and contribute to the development of U.S. government and research community positions on research data and information programs and policies; and broadly disseminate and communicate the results of the U.S. CODATA's activities to the U.S. scientific community and to the general public.