
Towards a paradigm for open and free sharing of scientific data on global change science in China
Author(s) -
Peng Changhui,
Song Xinzhang,
Jiang Hong,
Zhu Qiuan,
Chen Huai,
Chen Jing M.,
Gong Peng,
Jie Chang,
Xiang Wenhua,
Yu Guirui,
Zhou Xiaolu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
ecosystem health and sustainability
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 21
ISSN - 2332-8878
DOI - 10.1002/ehs2.1225
Subject(s) - data sharing , incentive , china , open data , paradigm shift , open science , government (linguistics) , public relations , knowledge management , political science , business , data science , engineering ethics , computer science , world wide web , engineering , economics , linguistics , alternative medicine , epistemology , pathology , astronomy , microeconomics , medicine , philosophy , physics , law
Despite great progress in data sharing that has been made in China in recent decades, cultural, policy, and technological challenges have prevented Chinese researchers from maximizing the availability of their data to the global change science community. To achieve full and open exchange and sharing of scientific data, Chinese research funding agencies need to recognize that preservation of, and access to, digital data are central to their mission, and must support these tasks accordingly. The Chinese government also needs to develop better mechanisms, incentives, and rewards, while scientists need to change their behavior and culture to recognize the need to maximize the usefulness of their data to society as well as to other researchers. The Chinese research community and individual researchers should think globally and act personally to promote a paradigm of open, free, and timely data sharing, and to increase the effectiveness of knowledge development.