Future Data Services Senior Strategic Fellowship

英国拥有丰富且普遍支持良好的数据服务环境。然而，在未来几年里，在提供数据服务方面可能会遇到一些挑战：近年来，访问规则、立法框架、用户需求、技术、公众观念等都发生了重大变化，此外，我们对如何最好地提供数据服务的理解也发生了变化。在英国和国外，有许多良好做法、有效技术和成功沟通或参与的例子，但尚不清楚英国是否吸取了教训并适当传播了知识。高级战略奖学金的目的是支持UKRI在可预见的未来制定英国的数据服务战略，帮助UKRI确保其清楚地了解未来投资的目的，以及如何有针对性地提供资金以最有效地实现这一目标;和-找出差距，学习的机会，联合王国的数据领域相对来说拥有领先的研究人员和从业人员，良好实践的例子和支持性立法。尽管如此，如果英国要充分利用现有投资，并最大限度地提高未来投资的价值，英国仍有一些重要的学习领域。具体目标是-领导对数据服务前景的战略审查-为社会科学数据服务基础设施的未来长期投资制定选择方案，特别关注数据服务领域不同部分的不同成本流-为ESRC在2024年以后的数据服务投资制定科学和战略案例-确定小规模投资和活动可以有效补充主要长期投资的领域-为未来数据服务计划制定和实施利益相关者参与计划。首席研究员Felix里奇教授多年来一直参与这一领域，为学术界、政府和数据持有人提供战略和运营方面的建议。他领导着一个高效的多学科研究人员网络，这些研究人员处于该领域许多研究领域的最前沿。他将带来他的个人专业知识和他的网络的支持，以确保UKRI的计划是基于来自研究人员，从业人员和政策制定者在数据访问，管理，治理和使用的所有领域的合理建议。

The UK has a rich and generally well-supported data services landscape. However, in the coming years there are likely to be a number of challenges in the provision of data services: recent years have seen significant changes to access rules, the legislative framework, user needs, technology, public perceptions, and so on. In addition, our understanding of how data services can best be provided has changed. There are many examples, in the UK and abroad, of good practice, effective technology, and successful communication or engagement, but it is not clear that the UK has learned lessons and disseminated knowledge appropriately.The purpose of the Senior Strategic Fellowship is to support UKRI in its development of the UK's data services strategy for the foreseeable future, by - helping UKRI ensure that it has a clear understanding of what its future investments are designed to achieve, and how funding can be targeted to achieve it most effectively; and - identifying gaps, opportunities for learning, and areas of rationalisationThe UK data landscape is relatively well-endowed with leading researchers and practitioners, examples of good practice, and supportive legislation. Nevertheless, there are areas of significant learning for the UK if it is to fully leverage its existing investment, and maximise the value of future investment.The specific objectives are to - lead a strategic review of the data services landscape - develop options for future long-term investments in social science data services infrastructure, paying particular attention to the different cost streams of different parts of the data services landscape - draw up the scientific and strategic case for investment in data services by ESRC beyond 2024 - identify areas where smaller-scale investments and activities may usefully supplement major long-term investments - develop and implement a stakeholder engagement plan for the Future Data Services programme.Professor Felix Ritchie, the Principal Investigator, has been involved in this area for many years, advising academic, governments and data holders on their strategy and operations. He leads a highly effective multi-disciplinary network of researchers who are at the forefront of many areas of research in this field. He will bring his personal expertise and the support of his network to ensure that UKRI plans are based upon sound advice from researchers, practitioners and policy makers across all areas of data access, management, governance and use.