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DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 3 FEBRUARY: CFP Dataverse 2026 Annual Meeting from May 12th–15th, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain
The website is now live - https://dcm2026.com/ -, and we have opened the Call for Papers. We invite you to submit your abstract for a presentation or poster on the conference themes by February 3, 2026. Quick links to: - Important Dates and general...
Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: January 2026 Edition
The pulse of the planet The explosion of data offers new ways to understand the economy—and change what gets measured, not just how. Digital technologies are redefining how we see and manage the global economy. As Kenneth Cukier writes in Finance & Development,...
TOMORROW, 28 JAN! CODATA India National Committee and OT-ViRARe Task Group Event: FAIR and Reproducible Structural Biology
The upcoming workshop on "FAIR and Reproducible Structural Biology: Methods, Workflows, and Assessment,” brings together scientists, data experts, and policy communities to link AI for Science, FAIR data, reproducibility, and responsible research assessment. Convened...
Professor B. Burçak Başbuğ and Professor Virginia Murray appointed interim co-chairs of CODATA’s International Data Policy Committee
The CODATA Officers and Executive Committee are pleased to announce that Professor B. Burçak Başbuğ and Professor Virginia Murray have been appointed as interim co-chairs of the CODATA International Data Policy Committee (IDPC). Burçak and Virginia are committed to...
Read Now – December 2025: Publications in the Data Science Journal
Title: Mapping Research Data at the University of Bologna Author: Chiara Basalti, Giulia Caldoni, Sara Coppini, Bianca Gualandi, Mario Marino, Francesca Masini, Silvio Peroni URL: http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2025-038 Title: Benchmarking Tabular Data Synthesis:...
Read Now – Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: November and December 2025 Edition
Glaciers to Farms (G2F) Regional Program: Advancing Climate Resilience & Sustainable Development in Central and West Asia Glacier systems in the Pamir and Tien Shan ranges are retreating rapidly; projections indicate over 50 per cent of glacier volume could be...
Bridging Two Worlds: Reflections from the IDW2025 Panel on Research Data and Data Science
At IDW2025, a group of speakers from around the globe gathered to address a long-standing problem: although data is the common currency of both research data management and data science, the two communities often work in parallel worlds—each with its own conferences,...
Read Now – November 2025: Publications in the Data Science Journal
Title: Digital Transformation in Materials Science: A User Journey of Nanoindentation, Image Analysis and Simulations Author: Hanna Tsybenko, Sarath Menon, Fei Chen, Abril Azocar Guzman, Katharina Grünwald, Steffen Brinckmann, Tilmann Hickel, Tim Dahmen, Volker...
Webinar: Asia-Pacific: Advancing FAIR data in Advanced Networks
APAN and CODATA organised a webinar on 26th November to showcase the impact of the MoU between the two organisations announced on 20th November. This webinar will present the goals and activities of the two organisations and illustrate approaches to realising...
APAN and CODATA Join Forces to Promote Science, Research Data and Network-enabled Research to Address Global Challenges
The Asia Pacific Advance Network (APAN) and the Committee on Data of the International Science Council (CODATA) have formalised a strategic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to underline their commitment to leveraging scientific...