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Reclaiming water’s role in preventing disasters
Read the CODATA CO-Chair, TG-FAIR DRR's perspective on why managing water resources is crucial for reducing disaster risks and adapting to climate change and data FAIRness. Over 90% of disasters are water-related, such as floods, droughts, and storms, resulting in...
Calling digital preservation practitioners: please share your expertise on identification, selection and appraisal with EOSC EDEN!
In EOSC EDEN, we are interested in how digital preservation professionals across the globe currently work, and we need input from your organisation. We are keen to understand the existing frameworks, guidelines and practices for identification, selection and...
April 2025: Publications in the Data Science Journal
Title: A 3D Stock Heatmap for Virtual Reality Author: Shan Kulla URL: http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2025-014 Title: A Lightweight File System Based Approach to Getting Data Ready for Data Management Solutions Author: Albert K. Engstfeld, Johannes M. Hermann, Nicolas G....
Read Now: Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: April 2025 Edition
Water: The key to unlocking synergies between the Rio Conventions The management of water resources is intrinsically linked to challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, and desertification. However, global efforts to address these issues remain fragmented,...
DEADLINE EXTENDED: SciDataCon 2025 Call for Sessions and Presentations
DEADLINE EXTENDED: SciDataCon 2025 Call for Sessions and Presentations Given popular demand, the deadline for proposals of SciDataCon 2025 sessions and individual presentations is being extended. The call will now close on Friday, 25 April, 23:59 AEST (13:59 UTC). ...
CODATA & EDI Global Forum Session: Digital ethics on the cutting edge of science, education, and society
Hybrid: in-person at the TUM Think Tank and online Tuesday 1 April 2025 14:00 to 15:30 am CEST (Paris/Munich Time) / 12:00 to 13:30 UTC Registration link via Zoom The Ethical Data Initiative (EDI) & Committee on Data of the International Science Council (CODATA)...
Read now: Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: March 2025 Edition
Storm surge virtual reality simulation designed to save lives Weather the Storm, a virtual reality simulation that takes users through the effects of storm surge to communicate its devastating and sometimes fatal consequences, is now available for download. This...
FOUR WEEKS TO GO! Call for Sessions, Presentations, and Posters: SciDataCon 2025, part of IDW 2025
CODATA and the World Data System are pleased to announce the themes and launch of the Call for Sessions, Presentations, and Posters for the SciDataCon component of International Data Week 2025. Please forward this announcement to your communities and networks! Call...
Open FDO Workshop: The EPOS Research Infrastructure – Practical Challenges in Creating an Integrated Dataspace, 7 April
Event date and Time: 7 April 2025, 15:00-17:00 CEST This is the link to participate in the online workshop: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3159778742?pwd=QlZPTHU5bWVYNUZHUStaYnNQTnhSUT09 Event Flyer here The FDO Forum is happy that Daniele Bailo and Jan Michalák from the...
Welcome onboard to Nina Grau (she/her), who has recently joined the CODATA team
Throughout her academic career, she has worked on a wide range of multidisciplinary and multicultural projects. She believes that the success of these projects relies on the effective and efficient exchange of information and knowledge among each team member. As she...