Beschreibung

"The European Commission Framework Program 7 (FP7) funded project Data without Boundaries (DwB) works on improvements for access to confidential microdata from the European Member States (MB). One of the twelve work packages deals with the technical aspect of improving access to European microdata. A concept for a European Remote Access Network (Eu-RAN) was proposed and a limited pilot, which should work as a proof of concepts for some of the functionalities of Eu-RAN, is currently carried out. Eu-RAN is built around a Single Point of Access that allows connecting researchers from di erent locations with data sources located in different European countries via secure Remote Access solutions. Additional tools like a sophisticated user account management, a Virtual Research Environment (VRE) and a Microdata Computation Centre (MiCoCe) complete the services offered by the Eu-RAN. While the goal of this work package is to build and proof a technical concept, technical aspects cannot be addressed without taking care of legal, organizational and financial issues. This paper outlines the architecture of Eu-RAN, highlights important legal, organizational and financial topics and describes some of the components in more detail." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))