Sharing datasets of the COVID-19 epidemic in the Czech Republic
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00023001%3A_____%2F22%3A00083417" target="_blank" >RIV/00023001:_____/22:00083417 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/44555601:13450/22:43897581 RIV/75010330:_____/22:00013872 RIV/00216208:11110/22:10444955 RIV/00216224:14110/22:00126154 RIV/68407700:21460/22:00365168
Result on the web
<a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0267397" target="_blank" >https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0267397</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267397" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0267397</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Sharing datasets of the COVID-19 epidemic in the Czech Republic
Original language description
At the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing access to data (properly optimised regarding personal data protection) plays a crucial role in providing the general public and media with up-to-date information. Open datasets also represent one of the means for evaluation of the pandemic on a global level. The primary aim of this paper is to describe the methodological and technical framework for publishing datasets describing characteristics related to the COVID-19 epidemic in the Czech Republic (epidemiology, hospital-based care, vaccination), including the use of these datasets in practice. Practical aspects and experience with data sharing are discussed. As a reaction to the epidemic situation, a new portal COVID-19: Current Situation in the Czech Republic (https://onemocneni-aktualne.mzcr.cz/covid-19)& nbsp;was developed and launched in March 2020 to provide a fully-fledged and trustworthy source of information for the public and media. The portal also contains a section for the publication of (i) public open datasets available for download in CSV and JSON formats and (ii) authorised-access-only section where the authorised persons can (through an online generated token) safely visualise or download regional datasets with aggregated data at the level of the individual municipalities and regions. The data are also provided to the local open data catalogue (covering only open data on healthcare, provided by the Ministry of Health) and to the National Catalogue of Open Data (covering all open data sets, provided by various authorities/publishers, and harversting all data from local catalogues). The datasets have been published in various authentication regimes and widely used by general public, scientists, public authorities and decision-makers. The total number of API calls since its launch in March 2020 to 15 December 2020 exceeded 13 million. The datasets have been adopted as an official and guaranteed source for outputs of third parties, including public authorities, non-governmental organisations, scientists and online news portals. Datasets currently published as open data meet the 3-star open data requirements, which makes them machine-readable and facilitates their further usage without restrictions. This is essential for making the data more easily understandable and usable for data consumers. In conjunction with the strategy of the MH in the field of data opening, additional datasets meeting the already implemented standards will be also released, both on COVID-19 related and unrelated topics.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30302 - Epidemiology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
PLoS ONE [online]
ISSN
1932-6203
e-ISSN
1932-6203
Volume of the periodical
17
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
"art. no. e0267397"
UT code for WoS article
000795468200003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85128641477