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Data Privacy in the Southern African Development Community (SADC): An appeal for unity
On 29 August, 14:00 - 15:00 (SAST, UTC+02:00) the CODATA South Africa National Committee is convening a webinar on Data Privacy in the Southern African Development Community (SADC): An appeal for unity. The distinguished speaker is Adv. Dirontsho Mohale, Chief...
Ten Years in the Making: Reflections on the 2025 CODATA-RDA Advanced Workshop on Urban Data Science
27 August 2025 Shaily Gandhi (Senior Postdoctoral Fellow at IT:U), Neema Sumari (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania), and Felix Emeka Anyiam (University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria) This August 2025, the ICTP in Trieste, Italy, hosted a special edition of the...
Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: August 2025 Edition
Natural disasters have cost us $162 billion this year. The first half of 2025 marks a new inflection point in the global climate risk landscape. According to leading professional services firm Aon, global insured losses from natural catastrophe events reached $100...
Register to attend the International Symposium on Open Science Clouds (ISOSC) 2025 virtually
Conference: International Symposium on Open Science Clouds 2025 (ISOSC 2025) Time: September 2-4, 2025 Venue: Nanjing University Suzhou Campus, Suzhou, China and virtually Theme: Co-developing Open, Resilient, and Intelligible Research E-infrastructures for Future...
Launch of Kenya National Vaccination and Immunization Program (KeNVIP) portal
By: Prof Joseph Muliaro Wafula The Kenya National Vaccination and Immunization Program (KeNVIP) portal was officially launched on 14 May by Cabinet Secretary Hon Aden Duale of the Ministry of Health. The portal represents a significant milestone in the digitalization...
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: CODATA Global Data Ethics & Governance Symposium [18-19 Sept 2025, Durban, South Africa]
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: GLOBAL DATA ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE SYMPOSIUM Hybrid (In-person & Virtual) 18-19 SEPTEMBER 2025 THE RIVERSIDE HOTEL, Duban, SOUTH AFRICA THEME: BUILDING TRUST, PROTECTION, AND ETHICS IN GLOBAL DATA: TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAPE TOWN GLOBAL...
Register for the high-level launch: Understanding today’s hazards
Join the high-level virtual launch of the UNDRR–ISC Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs) 2025 update - a vital tool for building a safer, more resilient world. Date: 18 August, 8:00-9:00 UTC Format: Online (Zoom) Register Now The 2025 edition of the Hazard Information...
Read Now – Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: July 2025 Edition
Rising to the challenge: boosting adaptation and resilience for development One in five people globally are at high risk from climate-related hazards-not just because they're exposed to floods, heatwaves, cyclones, or droughts, but because poverty or limited access to...
Register Now: Webinar – Addressing Urban Heat Islands for Equitable Climate Resilience
Date: 2nd September 2025 Time: 09:00-10:00 CEST / 07:00-08:00 UTC Moderator : Shaily Gandhi (shaily.gandhi@it-u.at) Speakers: Virginia Murray, Juma Rahman, Thanasis Sfetsosand Bapon Fakhruddin Register...
Download and use the UNESCO-CODATA Data Policies for Times of Crisis Toolkit Now!
The UNESCO-CODATA Toolkit: Data Policies for Times of Crisis Facilitated by Open Science (DPTC) is a major addition to the UNESCO Open Science Toolkit. The UNESCO-CODATA DTPC Toolkit aims to operationalize open science principles, as outlined in the 2021 UNESCO...