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New solutions for transnational access to secure use files

New solutions for transnational access to secure use files. David Schiller (IAB) Richard Welpton (UKDA). Microdata Access in European Countries – Cooperation between National Statistical Institutes and Data Archives, Athens, October 16-17, 2014.

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New solutions for transnational access to secure use files

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  1. New solutions for transnational access to secure use files David Schiller (IAB) Richard Welpton (UKDA) Microdata Access in European Countries – Cooperation between National Statistical Institutes and Data Archives, Athens, October 16-17, 2014

  2. Cooperation between an National Statistical Authority and an CESSDA Data Archive Agreement between IAB, Nuremberg and UKDA, Colchester about access to Secure Use Files

  3. Institute for Employment Research (IAB) • Research Data Centre (FDZ) of the German Federal Employment Agency (BA) at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) • BA = National Statistical Authority • Responsible law: German Social Code Book • Detailed labour market data on institutions, persons and households (secure use files) • Access via guest stay and remote execution • Guest stay: data stays in Nuremberg access via remote desktop solution form “locations” (currently only in Germany)

  4. UK Data Archive (UKDA) • Providesaccessto Secure Use Files via UKDA Secure Lab • Responsiblelaw: depends on dataowner • Secure Lab providesaccesstodatafrom 6 different dataownerswithin UK (oneofthem ONS) • Providesaccesstoconfidential/sensitive information: • Business organisations, socialsurveydata, administativerecords, childrenandyoungpeople • Access via Remote Desktop (toacademicresearchers at theirinstitutions in the UK – almost 600 users)

  5. Short description of the solution UKDA, United Kingdom IAB, Germany • Remote Desktop based on Citrix – users can work “live”. • Safe Rooms within the facilities of both partners. • Agreement between partners to undertake services. • Achievement: • First European location to work with IAB data outside of Germany. • First European location to work with UKDA data outside the UK.

  6. Intended results – working with NSIs

  7. Whathadtobedone Similar institutions but different workflows and understandings • Spoke to each other • Saw equivalences in how things are done • Found a common understanding • Set up a reciprocal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • This MoU can be used as a template for • further extension of existing solution and • new partnerships using safe room remote access solutions All findings will be available at www.dwbproject.org

  8. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Equivalence, Trust, Reciprocal Content of the MoU: • Services of Parties (The basic MoU) • Description of Safe Room Remote Desktop Service • Application process • Available research data • Fees • Relevant legislative texts • Pledge on Data Secrecy

  9. Obstacles • No common language • No law for transnational access • Law of country where data is stored vs. law of country where data is accessed • Trust is hard to measure and validate for the people in charge of data protection • need to demonstrate ‘equivalence’ • Need for compromising in a working environment • Accreditation of the system • Penetration tests; international standards (ISO 27001); IT security tests……providing confidence • UK researcher need training; IAB users not

  10. Next Steps • Get it up and running – likely within this year • Extend the solutions with more partners (CASD, France; CBS, Netherlands) • Use the MoU to create an consortium agreement • Need for a European wide agreement about transnational access • Build technical frameworks that supports transnational access to confidential data • (Proof of Concept is on the way)

  11. European Remote Access Network (EuRAN)

  12. European Remote Access Network (EuRAN)

  13. Questions & Comments Agreement between IAB, Nuremberg and UKDA, Colchester about access to Secure Use Files

  14. Thanks for ListeningQuestions & comments Contact: contact@dwbproject.org david.schiller@iab.de Website: http://www.dwbproject.org/

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