Unlocking the Power of Trusted Research Environments: Powered by Digital Space and AWS
If you’re an organisation with a research focus, have you explored the benefits and capabilities of a Trusted Research Environment (TRE)?
What is a Trusted Research Environment?
Trusted Research Environments are secure and controlled platforms that enable collaborative research while safeguarding data privacy. They provide secure access for researchers wherever they are, ease of use with preferred analytical tools, and instantly scalable compute and data storage that can be removed once insights are obtained.
Digital Space and AWS
Digital Space has partnered with AWS to deliver an open-source TRE environment tailored to research-focused organisations. This collaboration drives innovations across governments, universities, health services, charities, and other organisations with valuable data.
The Cloud Factor
The Cloud, particularly AWS, plays a vital role in delivering secure and scalable TREs. Digital Space leverages AWS's robust infrastructure, which includes encryption, network controls, and advanced data storage mechanisms. AWS also enables flexible scaling of computing resources based on research demands, optimising both cost and performance.
These capabilities allow researchers to securely access the platform anytime, anywhere. Previously, such secure benefits required complex design and build processes, but TREs now bring together approved researchers, carefully curated datasets, analytical tools, and computing power efficiently.
Steps to Securely Provide Data to Researchers
Digital Space follows a systematic approach to provide data securely within TREs:
- Data anonymisation to protect sensitive information
- Compliance with privacy regulations, including GDPR
- Access policies defined based on user roles
- Monitoring and auditing of data access and usage
This ensures that data is securely and efficiently available for research analysis.
Our Expertise
Digital Space has collaborated closely with AWS on open-source TRE development and can implement and customise environments to meet your organisation’s needs. As a Managed Service Provider, we prioritise data access and security, ensuring GDPR compliance. By implementing encryption, access controls, and auditing mechanisms, we empower researchers to test theories, gain insights, and drive innovation faster.
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