Danish researchers in a wide range of fields can obtain direct access to data owned by the national bureau Statistics Denmark. A new application programming interface (API) connects Statistics Denmark’s Data Window to the country’s High-Performance Computing (HPC) facilities.
The solution is the result of a collaboration between Statistics Denmark, universities, and DeiC, the national research and education network (NREN). The project was initiated at the request of the Coordinating Body for Register Research (KOR).
“It’s about moving the calculations to where the skills and resources are – without compromising on security and control. Our most important principle is that data should never get out of our control. Therefore, the entire solution has been built around the fact that all data transfers take place via the Danish Data Window, and that we keep track of every single movement,” explains Michael Specht, Project Manager at Statistics Denmark.
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