A UK-Africa Data Science Network: Capturing the SKA-Driven Data Transformation

该计划将在南非和英国合作大学之间建立一个多机构大数据研究和培训平台，该平台将通过由学者领导的数据科学网络建立可持续的联系，并与用户社区协商开发和完善。电子研究能力是绝对必要的，在一个世界里，大数据的适当处理，在自然科学，医学，人文和社会科学是至关重要的。该计划将通过建立一个英国-南非联合培训网络来支持南非大数据和数据科学研究能力的发展，该网络将成为长期可持续研究合作的基础，有可能解决全球关注的问题。该计划旨在建立一个英国-南非数据科学网络，以推进大数据科学的研究和培训。作为支持网络及其程序的核心工具，我们将开发和部署在线门户网关。这种网络基础设施既可以用作直接的教学资源，托管MOOC和其他在线材料，也可以用作数据科学和大数据的研究平台，托管数据门户和协作工作空间。该计划不打算建立物理基础设施，但将利用现有设施的能力，与非洲的SKA项目一起进行数据密集型研究。

The programme will build a multi-institute big data research and training platform, between the South African and UK partner universities, that will establish sustainable links via a Data Science Network, led by academics and developed and refined in consultation with the user community. eResearch capacity is an absolute necessity in a world where the appropriate handling of big data, in the natural sciences, medicine, the humanities and the social sciences is of paramount importance. This program will support the development of research capacity in Big Data and Data Science in South Africa through the creation of a joint UK-SA training network which will form the basis of a long term sustainable research collaboration that has the potential to address issues of global concern.The program is designed to create a UK-SA Data Science Network to advance research and training in big data science. As a core tool to support the network and its programs we will develop and deploy an online portal gateway. Such cyber-infrastructure can be used both as a direct teaching resource, hosting MOOCs and other online material, as well as a research platform for data science and big data, hosting a data portal and collaborative work space. The program does not intend to build physical infrastructure, but will utilise capacity at existing facilities developed for data intensive research in conjunction with the SKA project in Africa.