About
Project Phases
The CADRE project has three major phases 2021-2023.
2021
Phase 1
The development of the conceptual framework and the information exchange protocols (aka “the protocols”) - (WP1 and WP2).
2022
Phase 2
The development of the data access management platform (aka “the CADRE platform”) and the integration pilots (aka “partner platforms”) - (WP3 and WP4).
2023
Phase 3
The partner platforms move into production with the CADRE platform and additional pilot integrations with the CADRE platform commence - (WP6).
The Content and Technical working groups drive the Conceptualisation phase (WP1 and WP2) i.e., to establish a common set of requirements and to identify key alignments with new data access and transparency legislation. In the Development and Operations phases (WP3-WP4, WP6) the working groups will operate in the background as guidance and feedback mechanisms (ensuring the policy and technical requirements are in sync with and informed by findings through pilot developments).
Background
The CADRE platform will be a means to improve Australian researcher access to sensitive data by operationalising the Five Safes framework. The platform is being developed to fill a gap in national research infrastructure, remove barriers and enhance data access processes. It will be a system which increases the speed at which social sciences and related disciplines get access to sensitive data whilst also decreasing the risk, time and costs associated with providing access to data (for data holders) and accessing data (for researchers). This will be done by the means of developing a shared and distributed sensitive data management platform using the Five Safes framework and common accreditation and information exchange protocols. CADRE will enable data owners and users to address the core concerns around governance, creation, management and sharing of sensitive data for research and share and move sensitive data safely between higher education, national research and government facilities and services.
Project Outcomes
There are five project outcomes:
- Shared conceptual framework - efficiently and reliably connecting the elements of the Five Safes - People, Projects, Data, Settings and Outputs within a framework.
- Information exchange protocols - exchanging identifier and accreditation information between data users, providers and trusted access facilities - based on the AAF identity provision model
- Integrated data access management platform - managing data access requests from researchers and data supply from providers
- Pilot and production platform integrations - ensuring that four secure data access settings can interoperate:
- Training and engagement - enabling CADRE platform users and the wider research community - to raise awareness and capacity to use the platform.
The CADRE project received investment (https://doi.org/10.47486/PL106) from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
Work Packages
Five work packages (WP1-WP4, WP6) enable project partners to translate the Five Safes model and develop policy and technical requirements that inform platform development (in three phases). Two corollary work packages run across the project timeline (and all three phases).
| Work Package | Description | Lead | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| WP0 | Project Management | ANU | All |
| WP1 | Shared Conceptual Framework | ANU | Conceptualisation |
| WP2 | Information Exchange Protocols | SWIN | Conceptualisation |
| WP3 | Platform: Access Management | AAF | Development |
| WP4 | Platform: Pilot Phase | ANU | Development |
| WP5 | Community: Training and Engagement | ANU | All |
| WP6 | Platform: Operations | ANU | Development |
Presentations & Papers
2023
- 17 Oct, eResearch Australiasia Conference, How Training Development through Collaboration, can Support Organisational Strategies for Safe Data Management - Yolante Jones, Joanna Dipnall, Mat Ishac & Mark Hoffman [abstract] [slides]
- Jul, ARDC Indigenous Data Access Workshop - Dr Steven McEachern [Workshop Overview] [slides]
- 9 May, UNSW + CADRE Five Safes, Sensitive Data Workshop - Yolante Jones, Phi Bang Nguyen [CADRE slides] [UNSW slides] [ERICA UNSW slides]
- 7 Feb, ARDC HASS Computational Summer Skills - Data + Five Safes - Dr Steven McEachern & Yolante Jones [slides]
2022
- 2 Nov, ResBaz 2022 QLD - Introduction to the Five Safes for Sensitive Data - Dr Steven McEachern, Mark Hoffman & Yolante Jones [CADRE slides] [QCIF slides]
- 17 Oct , eResearch Australasia Pre Conference Workshop - Learn about the Five Safes Framework - a guide to enabling researcher access to sensitive data - Dr Steven McEachern & Yolante Jones [abstract] [slides]
- 17 - 20 Oct 2022, eResearch Australasia Conference - Sensitive data management: authorisation decision-support - [abstract] [slides]
- 17 - 20 Oct 2022, eResearch Australasia Conference - Pathfinder for a Trust and Identity Framework and Infrastructure for NCRIS - [abstract] [slides]
- 15 Sep 2022, ARDC Australian Sensitive Data Interest Group - presentation - CADRE Conceptual Framework -a model for the management of sensitive data and the Five Safes - [recording]
- 7-10 June 2022, IASSIST 2022 conference - CADRE Five Safes Framework - [abstract] [slides]
- 7-10 June 2022, IASSIST 2022 conference - CADRE Information Exchange - [abstract] [slides]
- 9 February 2022, eResearch New Zealand 2022 conference - Āheitanga / Capability - Looking Through the Five Safes Lens - Sensitive Data Sharing Arrangements and Research Workflows - Dr Steven McEachern & Ingrid Mason [abstract] [slides] [recording]
- 4 January 2022, TILT Newsletter December 2021 / January 2022, Big Data Special Issue - Diversifying Collaboration: Network Complexity and Big Data. Ingrid Mason & Dr Steven McEachern [paper]
2021
- 14 October 2021, eResearch Australasia 2021 conference - Discipline-based eResearch - Sensitive Data and Information Standards - Shared Territory with Rich Rewards (presentation) - Dr Steven McEachern, Ingrid Mason, John Scullen, Dr Amir Aryani & Peter Vats [abstract] [recording]
- 11 October 2021, eResearch Australasia 2021 conference - The Current State and Future Potential of Australian Research Platforms, Birds of a Feather - CADRE Five Safes Framework (lightning talk) - Ingrid Mason [slides]
- 19 August 2021, IFLA WLIC 2021 conference - Better Together: Creating Solutions to the Challenges of Data Use, Reuse and Sharing (Big Data) - Diversifying Collaboration: Network Complexity and Big Data - Ingrid Mason [slides]