{"id":174,"date":"2014-03-25T16:41:09","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T16:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/?p=174"},"modified":"2014-04-11T13:27:55","modified_gmt":"2014-04-11T13:27:55","slug":"codata-workshop-on-big-data-for-international-scientific-programmes-challenges-and-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/2014\/03\/25\/codata-workshop-on-big-data-for-international-scientific-programmes-challenges-and-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"CODATA Workshop on Big Data for International Scientific Programmes: Challenges and Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CODATA is pleased to announce a significant, high-level Workshop on Big Data for International Scientific Programmes: Challenges and Opportunities to be held in Beijing, China, on 8-9 June 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"W020090811398354184159\"<\/a>The workshop is designed to provide a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges of \u2018Big Data\u2019 for international collaborative science programmes, including ICSU-sponsored programmes such as Future Earth<\/a> and Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR)<\/a>, as well as international initiatives such as the Group on Earth Observations (GEO)<\/a>, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)<\/a>, the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE)<\/a>, and initiatives sponsored by the Belmont Forum<\/a>. The results of the workshop will also help set an agenda for CODATA activities on Big Data for international science.<\/p>\n

Harnessing the Big Data Age for International Science<\/h3>\n
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Rapid advances in technology are radically changing the way in which data are being collected, used, and stored. Digital data are gathered, replicated, moved, and processed more quickly and in greater volumes than ever before. As new information technologies, sensors, and communication networks develop, the range and complexity of scientific data continue to grow. With data volumes expanding beyond the petabyte and exabyte levels across many scientific disciplines, the capacity for storage and preservation and for long-term use may be exceeded in many fields. Above all, the opportunities to extract information from complex data sources from diverse disciplines offers compelling reasons to embrace the new scientific methods and approaches of \u2018Big Data\u2019 and data-driven research.<\/p>\n

In a world dealing with growing populations, pressing economic and social needs, natural and technological hazards, and climate change, there is a clear need for more, robust and high-quality data\u2014along with new analytics and models and faster delivery and visualization of information\u2014to support evidence-based decision making and risk management by a wide range of stakeholders. There are lessons to be learned, both positive and negative, from big data efforts in genomics, business, astronomy, and other fields that can be applied in developing Future Earth, IRDR, and other programmes and in ensuring that these initiatives have greater and more lasting impacts than they might otherwise have.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Building International Collaboration<\/h3>\n

CODATA is please to announce that the Workshop on Big Data for International Scientific Programmes\u00a0will be co-sponsored by, and involves representatives of, the following organisations:<\/p>\n

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\n\"wds_logo\"<\/a>,ICSU World Data System (ICSU-WDS)<\/a>
\n\"Future<\/a>,Future Earth<\/a>
\n\"irdr_logo-220\"<\/a>,Integrated Research on Disaster Risk<\/a>
\n\"rda-logo-only\"<\/a>,Research Data Alliance (RDA)<\/a>
\n\"GEO\"<\/a>,GEO Group on Earth Observations<\/a>
\n\"ISDE\"<\/a>,International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE)<\/a>
\n\"RADI\"<\/a>,Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth Chinese Academy of Sciences (RADI)<\/a>
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Get Involved<\/h3>\n

Further information about the workshop is available here.<\/a>\u00a0 The workshop will feature a range of presentations by international experts as well as discussions of how to collaborate to make best use of Big Data for international science. \u00a0It is intended, also, that discussions started here should continue at\u00a0SciDataCon 2014<\/a>. \u00a0Places are limited: nevertheless, if you are interested in participating, please contact CODATA Executive Director, Simon Hodson at the e-mail below.<\/p>\n

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