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Source and data register
Where Data and Compute gets its data: each source with its licence, lineage, resolution, quality checks and known gaps.
01Sequence
The order things happen in.
- 01Draftsources cited, labels attached
- 02Evidence checkevery value traced
- 03Independent reviewconflicts declared
- 04Editionpublished with its limits
- 05Correctiona new version, never a silent edit
02What is recorded
Each source carries five facts.
01
Origin
Who produces the data and how.
02
Access terms
Licence, restrictions and permitted uses.
03
Quality
Coverage, resolution, update frequency and known errors.
04
Provenance
How the data reached the platform and what was changed.
05
Gaps
What is missing and how the gap is handled.
03Register
Every source the topic dossiers cite, with its terms.
| Source | What it gives | Terms | Used in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition authority cloud market investigations | Market structure, switching barriers and remedies | Public records, licence per authority | Cloud and edge systems |
| Data protection authority annual reports | Complaints, breaches and enforcement | Public records, licence per authority | Data rights and trust |
| DataCite and Crossref metadata | Persistent identifiers for data, software and publications | Open, CC0 metadata | Reproducible pipelines |
| ESFRI roadmap and access policies | European research infrastructures and their access rules | Public, EU terms | Research infrastructure access |
| ESFRI roadmap and landscape analysis | European research infrastructure planning | Public, EU terms | High performance computing |
| EU data centre reporting under the Energy Efficiency Directive | Energy, water and efficiency data from EU data centres | Public summaries, EU terms (to check) | Compute energy water |
| EuroHPC and national HPC allocation statistics | Proposals, allocations and users | Public records, terms per body | Research infrastructure access |
| EuroHPC Joint Undertaking reports and access calls | European supercomputers and allocation | Public, EU terms | High performance computing |
| European Charter for Access to Research Infrastructures | Principles for access modes and policies | Public, EU terms | Research infrastructure access |
| Eurostat cloud computing usage in enterprises | Share of enterprises using cloud services | Open, Eurostat reuse policy | Cloud and edge systems |
| Five Safes framework documentation from statistical agencies | Framework for safe access to sensitive data | Public, terms per agency | Data rights and trust |
| GÉANT and regional research and education network reports | Connectivity of research institutions | Public, terms per network | Research infrastructure access |
| Global Indigenous Data Alliance CARE principles | Principles for Indigenous data governance | Public, GIDA terms | Data rights and trust |
| Government cloud strategies and frameworks | Public sector cloud policies and procurement | Public records, licence per government | Cloud and edge systems |
| Government export control notices | Rules on advanced chips and tools | Public records, licence per government | Chips and semiconductors |
| Green500 list | Energy efficiency of supercomputers | Public, TOP500 terms | Compute energy water |
| Grid operator load forecasts | Expected data centre load | Public records, terms per operator | Compute energy water |
| IEA data centre electricity estimates | Global and regional demand | Licence per product (to check) | Compute energy water |
| National HPC centre annual reports | Usage, allocation and science outputs | Public records, terms per centre | High performance computing |
| National open data portals with DCAT catalogues | Dataset listings and metadata | Open data, licence per portal | Public interest data infrastructure |
| OECD digital economy reports | Cloud adoption by firms and governments | Public, OECD terms | Cloud and edge systems |
| OECD Global Science Forum reports on research infrastructures | International access and governance practice | Public, OECD terms | Research infrastructure access |
| OECD studies on semiconductor value chains | Concentration and policy analysis | Public, OECD terms | Chips and semiconductors |
| PARIS21 reports on statistical capacity and financing | Funding and capacity of national statistical systems | Public, PARIS21 terms | Public interest data infrastructure |
| Provider region and service documentation | Locations and services offered | Public, terms per provider | Cloud and edge systems |
| Public attitude surveys on data use | Trust and acceptability of data sharing | Licence per survey | Data rights and trust |
| Public procurement notices for computing systems | Prices, lead times and suppliers | Public records, licence per portal | Chips and semiconductors |
| re3data registry of research data repositories | Research data repositories and their policies | Open, licence to check | Public interest data infrastructure |
| Reproducibility studies in published literature | Measured reproduction rates in fields | Licence per publication | Reproducible pipelines |
| Software Heritage archive | Archived source code with intrinsic identifiers | Open, archive terms | Reproducible pipelines |
| TOP500 and Green500 lists | Performance and energy efficiency of the most powerful systems | Public, TOP500 terms | High performance computing |
| TOP500 list architecture and accelerator data | Hardware used in leading systems | Public, TOP500 terms | Chips and semiconductors |
| UN Comtrade semiconductor trade (HS 8542) | Trade in integrated circuits | Free access with limits, UN terms | Chips and semiconductors |
| UN Statistics Division data and the World Population and Housing Census Programme | Status of censuses and published statistics | Public, UN terms of use | Public interest data infrastructure |
| UNCTAD Data Protection and Privacy Legislation Worldwide | Status of data protection laws by country | Public, UNCTAD terms | Data rights and trust |
| UNSD civil registration and vital statistics resources | Registration completeness and standards | Public, UN terms of use | Public interest data infrastructure |
| Uptime Institute global data centre survey | Industry practices and efficiency trends | Public summaries, terms to check | Compute energy water |
| W3C PROV standard | A model for representing provenance | Open standard, W3C terms | Reproducible pipelines |
| WMO reports on numerical weather prediction capacity | Computing used by meteorological services | Public, WMO terms | High performance computing |
| Zenodo and institutional repositories | Deposited data and code with identifiers | Open, licence per record | Reproducible pipelines |
04Known gaps
Where the data and compute data record is thin.
- Facility-level energy and water use.
- Research compute allocation data.
- Data on public institutions' cloud dependence.
- Provenance metadata in many public datasets.
05Status
How the register grows.
Sources are added to the register as they are reviewed. A source is listed only once its terms permit the use described.
06Sources
Where this page's references lead.
The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.
07Questions
Questions and answers.
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