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Programme published: Towards a FAIRer World symposium at UNESCO, Paris, and virtual – 29 March 2023
Towards a FAIRer World Implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science to address global challenges A Symposium co-organized by UNESCO, International Science Council (ISC) Committee on Data (CODATA) and World Data System (WDS) UNESCO, Paris and Virtual;...
Register now! ‘Statistical Agencies Using DDI Metadata Standards: Promoting Transparency and Reusability of Data’. Online, 14 April 2023
The second event of the 2023 series of CODATA – DDI Alliance webinars will take place on 14 April at 10:00-11:30 EDT / 14.00-15:30 UTC / 16:00-17:30 CEST. *Register here to attend!* Statistical agencies are seeing a much more federated and complex data ecosystem...
REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON: The DDI Variable Cascade: Describing Data to Optimize Reusability and Comparison. Thu 9 March 2023. Online, free
In the social, behavioural, and economic sciences, data is often described as sets of ‘variables’ – essentially the columns in a table or the answers, respondent-by-respondent, to a question in a survey. The term ‘variable’ is employed by researchers and data managers...
SciDataCon 2023: deadline for submitting sessions and presentations EXTENDED
UPDATE on SciDataCon 2023 The deadline for submitting proposals and abstracts for sessions and individual papers for the upcoming SciDataCon 2023 is being extended from 31 March 2023 to 15 May 2023. Please note that the deadline will not be extended again; plan...
NEW from the WorldFAIR project: An assessment of the Ocean Data priority areas for development and implementation roadmap. WorldFAIR Report D11.1
A new publication is now available from the WorldFAIR project: 'An assessment of the Ocean Data priority areas for development and implementation roadmap’, produced by Pier Luigi Buttigieg, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, and leader of the...
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: The DDI Variable Cascade: Describing Data to Optimize Reusability and Comparison. Thu 9 March 2023. Online, free.
In the social, behavioural, and economic sciences, data is often described as sets of ‘variables’ – essentially the columns in a table or the answers, respondent-by-respondent, to a question in a survey. The term ‘variable’ is employed by researchers and data managers...
Call for Participation in a new Working Group on Image Sharing Practices in Cultural Heritage
Are you a professional working in the Cultural Heritage sector, interested in exploring how your institution or research area could improve the findability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability of the digital images you collect and create? The DRI is...
Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: March 2023 Edition
National Mapping Efforts Support Government at All Levels Efforts to map data at a national level can help state and local government agencies better serve constituents — especially where health and safety are concerned. One such effort is a place-based tool from the...
CODATA Statement on the February 2023 Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
Resilience and Trust in Turkey & Syria Why data matters in the face of human tragedy A CODATA statement of support Paris, 1 March 2023 As members of the International Science Council (ISC)’s Committee on Data (CODATA), we express our heartfelt support for the...
New from WorldFAIR! Cultural Heritage Mapping Report: ‘Practices and policies supporting Cultural Heritage image sharing platforms’ – out now
New WorldFAIR Project Deliverable 13.1 'Cultural Heritage Mapping Report: Practices and Policies supporting Cultural Heritage image sharing platforms’ outlines current practices guiding online digital image sharing by institutions charged with providing care and...