The Chinese scientific community will enhance collaboration with international peers in the long-term preservation of digital resources and research data to better serve scientific undertakings around the globe, experts said on Wednesday. The Chinese scientific community will enhance collaboration with international peers in the long-term preservation of digital resources and research data to better serve scientific undertakings around the globe, experts said on Wednesday.
The iPRES 2021, also known as the 17th International Conference on Digital Preservation, kick-started in Beijing on Wednesday. More than 400 experts from 28 countries would be participating the online and offline events of the world’s premier academic gathering on digital preservation, which would run until Friday. The iPRES 2021, also known as the 17th International Conference on Digital Preservation, kick-started in Beijing on Wednesday. More than 400 experts from 28 countries would be participating the online and offline events of the world’s premier academic gathering on digital preservation, which would run until Friday.
This year’s meeting is co-hosted by the National Science and Technology Library and the National Science Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is the second time China gets to host this conference since its launch in 2004. This year’s meeting is co-hosted by the National Science and Technology Library and the National Science Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is the second time China gets to host this conference since its launch in 2004.
During the opening ceremony, Cheng Jinpei, an honorary chair of iPRES2021 and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said China attaches great importance to the open sharing of scientific and technological data and resources, as evident in a series of policies and measures from 2018 to enhance the country’s data sharing platforms and mechanisms. During the opening ceremony, Cheng Jinpei, an honorary chair of iPRES2021 and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said China attaches great importance to the open sharing of scientific and technological data and resources, as evident in a series of policies and measures from 2018 to enhance the country’s data sharing platforms and mechanisms.
At the present, China’s National Science and Technology Resource Sharing Service Platform has covered 20 national scientific data centers and 30 national germplasm and experimental materials banks, Cheng said. At the present, China’s National Science and Technology Resource Sharing Service Platform has covered 20 national scientific data centers and 30 national germplasm and experimental materials banks, Cheng said.
These centers and banks have collected more than 2.83 million sets and items of scientific resources, including scientific data, genetic resources, as well as data from major scientific instruments and infrastructures. These centers and banks have collected more than 2.83 million sets and items of scientific resources, including scientific data, genetic resources, as well as data from major scientific instruments and infrastructures.
“China’s science and technology resource sharing service system is basically in place and is playing an important role in supporting the nation’s innovation and socioeconomic needs,” he said. “China’s science and technology resource sharing service system is basically in place and is playing an important role in supporting the nation’s innovation and socioeconomic needs,” he said.
“We hope to shoulder more responsibilities to jointly promote the development of the global scientific community and win-win cooperation, so as to make greater contributions to the reliable preservation of the shared intellectual wealth of mankind,” he added. “We hope to shoulder more responsibilities to jointly promote the development of the global scientific community and win-win cooperation, so as to make greater contributions to the reliable preservation of the shared intellectual wealth of mankind,” he added.
Zhang Tao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the Academy has launched digital data and research infrastructures, such as the China Science and Technology Cloud, to support China’s high-quality development in scientific and technological research. Zhang Tao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the Academy has launched digital data and research infrastructures, such as the China Science and Technology Cloud, to support China’s high-quality development in scientific and technological research.
Zhang said these digital infrastructures has also laid the foundation to aid international research and development. For example, last month, China launched the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, which uses big data and Earth observation technologies to monitor sustainable development goal indicators and support more efficient planning for scientists and policymakers. Zhang said these digital infrastructures has also laid the foundation to aid international research and development. For example, last month, China launched the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, which uses big data and Earth observation technologies to monitor sustainable development goal indicators and support more efficient planning for scientists and policymakers.
“Digital infrastructures such as digital research facilities, cloud computing, research data, platforms for resource and services sharing, are now the backbone of scientific research,” Zhang said. “I hope our colleagues can learn from each other, facilitate cooperation, and jointly promote the healthy development of data-driven scientific research.” “Digital infrastructures such as digital research facilities, cloud computing, research data, platforms for resource and services sharing, are now the backbone of scientific research,” Zhang said. “I hope our colleagues can learn from each other, facilitate cooperation, and jointly promote the healthy development of data-driven scientific research.”
Peng Yiqi, director of the National Science and Technology Library, said nearly 1.5 million people access scientific literature through NSTL every day. “Over the last two decades, NSTL has contributed significantly to scientific information development and sharing in China,” he added. Peng Yiqi, director of the National Science and Technology Library, said nearly 1.5 million people access scientific literature through NSTL every day. “Over the last two decades, NSTL has contributed significantly to scientific information development and sharing in China,” he added.
Wang Xudong, the director of the Palace Museum, a national museum housed in the Forbidden City in Beijing, delivered the keynote speech at the Open Ceremony titled as The Digital Palace Museum Beyond Space and Time. He said that the Museum applied "Digital Palace Museum" development framework to better preserve and present the ancient Forbidden City's cultural heritage, to promote the universal sharing of cultural resources with the help of advanced information technologies and in accordance with the "authenticity, integrity, and availability" principles of long-term digital preservation. “We will use new technologies to catalogue and manage the vast holdings of cultural and historical relics, ensuring these treasures are well-protected but also made accessible to the world”, he added.Wang Xudong, the director of the Palace Museum, a national museum housed in the Forbidden City in Beijing, delivered the keynote speech at the Open Ceremony titled as The Digital Palace Museum Beyond Space and Time. He said that the Museum applied "Digital Palace Museum" development framework to better preserve and present the ancient Forbidden City's cultural heritage, to promote the universal sharing of cultural resources with the help of advanced information technologies and in accordance with the "authenticity, integrity, and availability" principles of long-term digital preservation. “We will use new technologies to catalogue and manage the vast holdings of cultural and historical relics, ensuring these treasures are well-protected but also made accessible to the world”, he added.
