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. 2019 Nov 20;4(2):1140. doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v4i2.1140

Figure 2: CIDACS’ Governance Structure.

Figure 2: CIDACS’ Governance Structure

  • Director: supported by an Advisory Committee: responsible for carrying out the institution’s strategic plan, including follow-up and recommendations;

  • Scientific Committee: evaluates compliance with the requirements for conducting research in line with CIDACS’ mission and in accordance with ethics regulations;

  • Information Security Committee: provides advice on policies and the implementation of data protection strategies;

  • Data Curation Team: responsible for managing the lifecycle of all databases (administrative, scientific and others) obtained by or produced within CIDACS in order to maintain, preserve and add value;

  • Social Communication Team: uses strategies to divulge the knowledge produced by CIDACS and other related topics to researchers, managers, policymakers and society in general, in addition to promoting internal communication;

  • Researchers: responsible for carrying out individual research projects or collaborating on larger projects. This includes CIDACS researchers and external researchers across Brazil and internationally;

  • Data Production Team: responsible for performing data processing procedures (preprocessing, linkage, accuracy verification and extraction);

  • Administrative Operations Team: performs all actions related to infrastructure maintenance, logistics, human resources and project management.