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Activity Number:
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300
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Government Statistics
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| Abstract - #301202 |
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Title:
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Providing Remote Access to Business Micro Data: Lessons Learned
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Author(s):
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Timothy M. Mulcahy*+ and Pascal Heus and Chet Bowie
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Companies:
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National Opinion Research Center and Open Data Foundation and National Opinion Research Center
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Address:
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4350 East West Highway Suite 800, Bethesda , MD, 20814,
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Keywords:
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confidential ; business-level microdata ; remote access
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Abstract:
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The NORC Data Enclave, developed by NORC in conjunction with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, provides remote and on-site researcher access to confidential micro data. It combines elements from the computing and social sciences, resulting in a secure remote data access platform and high-level technical security protocols certified by NIST. Other protocols include: on-site researcher training; a review process and legal agreements to ensure that only authorized researchers from approved institutions access data; audit logs and audit trails to monitor research behavior during data access; and full disclosure review of statistical results before they are permitted to leave the secure environment. This paper summarizes some of the practical lessons learned over the past year and identifies next steps that can be applied to similar approaches.
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