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Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: June 2020 Edition
World Bank: To strengthen climate resilience, countries must strengthen economic resilience Country-specific reforms need to be at the core of building macro-financial resilience and capacity to deal with climate-related risks. But because there seems to be a positive...
International FAIR Convergence Symposium 2020: Registration Now Open!
Registration for the International FAIR Convergence Symposium 2020 is now open! Symposium to advance international and cross-domain convergence around FAIR. Virtual and in-person, Paris, 22-23 October 2020. The Symposium will be an innovative mixed virtual and in...
Register Now: Webinar: Writing a Research Article for Publication in an Academic Journal
Date: 1st June 2020 Time: 15:00 UK time (14:00 UTC) Duration: 40 min session and 20 min Question Answers (Total 1 hour) Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5307510160077828621 This session will cover the basics of writing a research article...
Webinar 4: Data Science: Trust building for effective data sharing pathways as the global community recovers from COVID-19
Date: 25th May 2020, Time: 12:00 UTC Sydney, Australia 22:00 AEDT London, United Kingdom 13:00 GMT Paris, France 14:00 CET Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1098339955264698123 Moving forward and recovering from our current global...
Public Review of DDI-Cross Domain Integration and Collaboration with the CODATA Decadal Programme
The Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) Alliance is pleased to announce the first Public Review of DDI - Cross Domain Integration (DDI-CDI), a specification aimed at helping implementers integrate data across domain and institutional boundaries. Although historically...
Research data survey targeting researchers in North America and Europe
PLOS is sharing a major survey of possible interest to our community, targeting researchers in North America and Europe that PLOS has launched. Their goal is to deepen understanding of researchers’ priorities with regards to sharing research data, and to understand...
Webinar registration – Data Science: Enlighten the Path for a resilient global community to recover from COVID-19
Date: 18th May 2020, Time: UTC 14:00 Registration Link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/649586378895435792 Social distancing is expected to be part of our life in the foreseeable future. Smart city solutions are getting underway for that purpose. In addition...
Webinar: Data science enlightening the path for resilient cities to fight COVID-19
The CODATA Connect Early Career and Alumni Network is pleased to announce the second in its webinar series on Smart and Resilient Cities. Data science enlightening the path for resilient cities to fight COVID-19: Case studies from Pune (India) and Medellín (Colombia)....
COVID-19: The duty to document does not cease in a crisis, it becomes more essential
This statement was developed by ICA and the International Conference of Information Commissioners, supported by ARMA International, CODATA, Digital Preservation Coalition, Research Data Alliance, UNESCO Memory of the World and World Data Service. It is built on three...
Twenty years of GBIF: CODATA’s independent review charts successes and challenges
CODATA, the Committee on Data of the International Science Council, published today its 20 Year Review of GBIF, making comprehensive recommendations to maintain GBIF's relevance and standing. CODATA was commissioned by the GBIF Governing Board to to carry out an...