{"id":3131,"date":"2025-10-14T03:50:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T03:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/?p=3131"},"modified":"2025-10-14T03:50:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T03:50:37","slug":"rodrigo-roa-candidacy-for-codata-executive-committee-ordinary-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/2025\/10\/14\/rodrigo-roa-candidacy-for-codata-executive-committee-ordinary-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodrigo Roa: Candidacy for CODATA Executive Committee Ordinary Member"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This is the sixteenth in the series of short statements from candidates in the coming CODATA Elections at <\/span><\/i>the General Assembly to be held on 17-18 October 2025<\/span><\/i><\/a>. Rodrigo Roa is a candidate for the CODATA Executive Committee as an Ordinary Member.<\/span><\/i> He was nominated by Chile<\/i><\/b>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Rodrigo Roa: Candidacy for CODATA Executive Committee<\/b><\/p>\n

My professional path bridges\u00a0law, science policy, and data governance.\u00a0As\u00a0Executive Director of the Data Observatory, a public\u2013private foundation co-founded by the Government of Chile, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Adolfo Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez University, I lead initiatives that transform\u00a0large and complex datasets into public value.<\/span><\/p>\n

My work is grounded in building infrastructures that make data usable, trusted, and interoperable. Under my direction, the Data Observatory recently developed\u00a0Chile\u2019s National FAIR Data Policy,\u00a0approved by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID). To put these principles into practice, we created the\u00a0SURDATA Alliance,\u00a0a Latin American network for\u00a0interoperability and data governance\u00a0that connects public agencies, universities, and research centers.<\/span><\/p>\n

I also serve on the\u00a0Strategic Committee of LatamGPT,\u00a0a large-language-model initiative led by the National Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENIA). There, we are developing regional datasets and computing infrastructure to ensure that artificial intelligence in Latin America reflects our languages, contexts, and values.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, I had the privilege of convening the\u00a0first CODATA Committee in Latin America,\u00a0a step that symbolizes our commitment to make global data collaboration multilingual and inclusive. Science and data know no borders, and language should never be a barrier. My goal is to help\u00a0emerging economies implement FAIR principles, and to connect\u00a0CODATA\u00a0more closely with\u00a0governments, academia, and industry\u00a0across the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond data policy, I\u2019m also a\u00a0professional drummer\u2014a lifelong rock musician who believes rhythm is another form of connection. Music, like data, is a universal language that brings people together. I hope to bring a bit of that Latin American rhythm and collaborative spirit to CODATA\u2019s global mission.<\/span><\/p>\n

It would be an honour to serve on the\u00a0Executive Committee, to\u00a0represent Latin America\u2019s growing data community, and to help CODATA\u2019s work\u00a0resonate from Santiago and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the sixteenth in the series of short statements from candidates in the coming CODATA Elections at the General Assembly to be held on 17-18 October 2025. Rodrigo Roa is a candidate for the CODATA Executive Committee as an Ordinary Member. He was nominated by Chile. Rodrigo Roa: Candidacy for CODATA Executive Committee My […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-codata-elections-2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3131"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3133,"href":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3131\/revisions\/3133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}