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Read Now – July 2026: Publications in the Data Science Journal
Title: Automated Retrieval and Analysis of Finnish Cultural Metadata with finna Author: Akewak Jeba, Julia Matveeva, Leo Lahti URL: http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2026-027 Title: Insects in the Mail, a Quantitative Analysis of Charles Robertson’s Scientific Correspondence...
Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: Jul 2026 Edition
Release of the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (CDIF) Version 1.1 The Committee on Data (CODATA) has released Version 1.1 of the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (CDIF), a practical framework that enables organisations across sectors to share and...
Crafting Participatory Tech Futures Online Workshops, 20 and 23 July!
We would like to draw your attention to the Crafting Participatory Tech Futures Online Workshops which will be taking place on 20 and 23 July. 20 July, online (08:30-10:30 UTC): https://luma.com/1aa12iaw 23 July, online (16:30-18:30 UTC): https://luma.com/f30v8m09...
OntoPortal Workshop 2026: Exploring Semantic Technologies for Interoperable and FAIR Data
The CDIF4EOSC, CDIF, CODATA and wider data stewardship communities are invited to participate in the public online session of the OntoPortal Workshop 2026, which will take place on 23 September 2026 from 14:00 to 17:00 CEST. Register here! The event is organised as...
Data policies for times of crisis: Enabling open science for coordinated response, UNESCO Global IDSSD Conference
The UNESCO-CODATA WG on Data Policy for Times of Crisis invites participation in a session as part of the 2026 Global Conference of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDSSD), 15-17 July 2026. The session on Data policies for times of...
Launch of CDIF4EOSC and CDIF v.1.1: recording and presentations now available!
On 2 July, the CDIF4EOSC project, held a public webinar to publicly launch the project and CDIF v.1.1. The recording, meeting notes, and presentations are publicly available and can be accessed from the link below: Webinar Recording Meeting Notes Launch of CDIF4EOSC...
Urban FAIRscape at the Urban and Climate Risk Data Lab
This blog post was inspired by the opportunity to join the Urban Risk and Climate Risk Data Lab event hosted by the World Bank Group in Paris, 21st to 22nd May 2026. By Burçak Başbuğ, Shaily Gandhi, Matti Heikkurinen, and Slava Tykhonov. CODATA team at the Urban Risk...
Participation Without Power: Technology Sovereignty, Data Sovereignty and the AI Divide in South Asia
An online side event to the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance. Monday, 6 July 2026, 07:30–08:30 CEST (05:30-06:30 UTC) South Asia wants to build AI — but who controls the infrastructure it runs on? Join this event, led by CODATA Connect, to deliberate on one of the...
June 2026: Publications in the Data Science Journal
Title: Universal Mandates vs. Contextual Realities: A Scoping Review of Ethical Tensions and Power Asymmetries in Global Open Science Author: Mthokozisi Masumbika Ncube, Josiline Chigwada, Patrick Ngulube URL: http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2026-021 Title: FAIR Data in...
Launch of CDIF4EOSC and CDIF v.1.1: an open, public webinar, Thursday 2 July, 15:00-17:00 CEST
The CDIF4EOSC project, coordinated by CODATA and involving 21 partners, was launched on 1 June 2026! Shortly after we released version 1.1 of the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (CDIF), which will provide a baseline for the project work. The distinct approach...