To guarantee the quality of data collected through National S&T Infrastructure Center’s web portal and resource survey and to drive the establishment of such infrastructure platforms, MOST and Ministry of Finance jointly established an Expert Panel for the Center’s resource information quality verification. On September 21, 2008, the Center was entrusted to hold the first panel meeting in Beijing.

The panel consists of 28 experts in technology, management, finance, among others. Its major task is to verify the quality of data collected through the Center’s web portal and resource survey, to provide advice and consultation on the plan for portal information building, maintenance, updating, evaluation, management and utilization.