I-WDS yakhela phezu kweminyaka engama-60 yelifa le-WDC kunye ne-FAGS eyasekwa ngo-1957 liBhunga lezeNzululwazi laMazwe ngaMazwe (ICSU), ilizwe lethu. umbutho owandulelayo, ukulawula idatha eyenziwe yi-International Geophysical Year (1957-1958). Kwacaca emva kwe-International Polar Year (2007-2008) ukuba le mibutho ayikwazanga ukuphendula ngokupheleleyo kwiimfuno zedatha yanamhlanje, kwaye ngoko yachithwa yi-29th ICSU General Assembly kwi-2008 kwaye yatshintshwa yiNkqubo yeDatha yehlabathi kwi-2009.
Injongo yalo kukuququzelela uphando lwezenzululwazi ngokulungelelanisa kunye nokuxhasa iinkonzo zedatha yenzululwazi ethembekileyo yokubonelela, ukusetyenziswa, kunye nokugcinwa kwedatha efanelekileyo, ngelixa isomeleza amakhonkco abo kunye noluntu lophando. Yakha phezu kwezinto ezinokubakho ezibonelelwa ngonxibelelwano oluphambili phakathi kwamacandelo olawulo lwedatha ukukhuthaza ululeko kunye nezicelo zeenkqubo ezininzi ukuze kuxhamle uluntu lwezenzululwazi lwamazwe ngamazwe kunye nabanye abachaphazelekayo.
I-WDS iphuhlisa 'uluntu olugqwesileyo' kwihlabathi jikelele ngokuqinisekisa iinkonzo zedatha yenzululwazi - Amalungu e-WDS - esebenzisa imigangatho eyaziwayo kumazwe ngamazwe ngokusebenzisa CoreTrustSeal. Ukusukela nge-20 kaJuni 2019, I-WDS ineMibutho yamaLungu ali-117, kubandakanywa amaLungu aQeqelekileyo angama-76, amaLungu eNethiwekhi ali-11, amaLungu angama-11 aMaqabane kunye namaLungu aManyanisiweyo angama-19, ngelixa ezinye izicelo ezininzi ziqhubeka zihlaziywa yi-WDS Scientific Committee. I-WDS isebenzisana namaqabane amaninzi anobuchule, afana ne Umanyano lweDatha yoPhando (RDA) kwaye i IKomiti yeDatha (CODATA).
Kanye kunye ne-Oak Ridge Institute kunye neYunivesithi yaseVictoria, eCanada, iBhunga lezeNzululwazi yamazwe ngamazwe ngumxhasi we-WDS. Kukho amalungu amathathu ebekade enesikhundla kwiKomiti yezeNzululwazi ye-WDS, elinye kubaxhasi abancedisayo, kunye nommeli we-ISC Secretariat odla ngokuthatha isikhundla se-ISC. I-CEO ngummeli osemthethweni we-ISC owayekade enesikhundla. I-WDS ilawulwa yiKomiti yeNzululwazi yayo (i-WDS-SC), etyunjwe yiBhodi yesiGqeba ye-ISC. I-WDS-SC inoxanduva lokuphuhlisa nokubeka phambili izicwangciso ze-WDS kunye nokukhokela ukuphunyezwa kwazo
I-ISC yenza igalelo kuphuhliso kwaye iphumeze isicwangciso-qhinga kunye nezicwangciso zomsebenzi, kunye nohlahlo lwabiwo-mali olunxulumeneyo. I-ISC ikwaseka kwaye yonyula iikomiti ezilawulayo/zengcebiso zamazwe ngamazwe, nethuba lokuba amalungu e-ISC angenise amagama abatyunjiweyo njengenxalenye yenkqubo. I-ISC ikwajongene nokuphonononga i-WDS, ichaza imimiselo yoqwalaselo, inyula amalungu ephaneli yokuphonononga, inkxaso-mali abameli be-ISC.
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