Journal of Agricultural Big Data ›› 2024, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (3): 307-324.doi: 10.19788/j.issn.2096-6369.000069

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Navigating the Distinctiveness of Research Data Protection: Framework and Mode

WANG Jian1,3,4(), ZHOU GuoMin2,3,4, ZHANG JianHua1,3,4,*(), XU ZhePing5,6, LIU TingTing1,3   

  1. 1. Agricultural Information Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
    2. Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Nanjing 210014, China
    3. National Agricultural Scientific Data Center, Beijing 100081, China
    4. Hainan National Breeding and Multiplication Institute at Sanya, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya 572024, Hainan, China
    5. National Sciences Library of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100190, China
    6. School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Received:2024-06-08 Accepted:2024-08-24 Online:2024-09-26 Published:2024-10-01
  • Contact: ZHANG JianHua

Abstract:

In recent years, increasing data security regulations have posed significant compliance challenges for scientific data management. Data classification and grading for protection has become a focal point for academia, practitioners, and regulatory bodies. However, existing research mostly focuses on compliance interpretation and reactive measures, lacking a systematic theoretical analysis of scientific data protection. This gap limits the development of frameworks and models in the field. To address this, based on an extensive survey of current practices, this paper identifies six key security characteristics of scientific data: multi-regulation, strict ethical regulation, disciplinary differences, Pareto distribution of "scale-risk," public interest, and dynamic sensitivity. It proposes a classification and grading framework, along with three protection models: comprehensive, balanced, and streamlined. Additionally, the paper introduces a "compliance-cost-benefit" triangle to explain the trade-offs among these factors. The proposed framework clarifies the complexity of classifying scientific data, distinguishing between data classification and grading, and offering insights into their interaction. This theoretical model provides valuable reference for future research and practical tools for addressing challenges in scientific data security management.

Key words: scientific data, data security, data protection, data classification, data grading, data ethic