U.S. National Committee for CODATA

国际科学理事会（ICSU）下属的国际科学技术数据委员会（CODATA）美国全国委员会（USNC）将领导和协调美国科学界参与CODATA工作。CODATA涉及自然科学和社会科学以及工程学科中由实验测量或观察产生的所有类型的定量数据。CODATA的总体目标是：提高数据的质量和可访问性，以及数据获取、管理和分析的方法；促进数据收集、组织和使用人员之间的国际合作；并促进科学和技术界提高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、国家和国际数据会议、双边专题讨论会、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还将确定并提出快速变化的技术能力的方法，以创造、操纵、传播和使用数字科技（S&amp；T）数据，以应对新的机遇和挑战。机会主要出现在数据密集的研究和应用、为新结果整合异构数据以及为广泛的用户提供大量事实信息方面。固有的挑战是如何有效地管理这些数据资源，以获得最佳的访问和使用，以及制定适当的政策和体制模式。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；建立其与美国联邦和学术数据中心以及专业组织和专家的既定关系；并通过与外国和政府间科学组织和数据活动的许多联系，在国际上推广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.