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The DSTS-TG was initiated during a meeting organised by Francis P. Crawley and Perihan Elif Ekmekci during the RDA 20th Plenary, Gothenburg – Research Data Alliance 10th Anniversary Plenary meeting, March 21-23, 2023. The intention was to develop digital implementation measures that would support data policies for times of crisis. The following meetings contributed to the background development of the working group.

  • FAIR Convergence Symposium 2022, University of Leiden, The Netherlands; 24 October 2022
  • A thematic session on ‘Open Science and data policy in times of crisis’ at the UNESCO-hosted symposium ‘Towards a FAIRer World: Implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science to address global challenges’ organised by UNESCO, the International Science Council (ISC), CODATA, and the World Data Systems (WDS) at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France; 29 March 2023
  • The GA4GH 2023 April Connect, The Royal Society; London, 20 April 2023
  • The United Nations World Data Forum satellite meeting at the United Nations University in Macau; 25 April 2023
  • The ‘Technical workshop: validation of the prototype for the new losses and damages tracking system’, organised by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, World Meteorological Organization, and the United Nations Development Programme, Bonn, Germany; 3-4 May 2023
  • The Data Science for Health in Africa Virtual Networking Exchange on Cape Town, South Africa; 3 May 2023
  • The Global Open Science Cloud (GOSC) SDG-13 [Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts], Bangkok, Thailand; 16-18 May 2013
  • The Digital Capabilities in Medicines Development, King’s College London, United Kingdom, 22 May 2023.
  • The ALLEA General Assembly’s Symposium on ‘Crisis and the importance of research’, The Royal Society, London, United Kingdom; 22 June 2023
  • 2022 International Training Workshop on Open Science and SDGs, Beijing, China; 29 Aug to 9 Sep 2023
  • The International Symposium on Open Science Clouds (ISOSC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Information Plaza, Beijing, China; 4-6 September 2023
  • The 7th Digital Belt and Road Conference (DBAR 2023), Beijing International Convention Center (BICC), Beijing, China; 4-6 September 2023
  • International Seminar on Biodata and AI, China National GeneBank, Shenzhen, China; 9 September 2023
  • The Third International Symposium on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, Beijing, China; 6-8 September 2023
  • The US-UK Scientific Forum on ‘Researcher Access to Data: Changes and Challenges’ at the US National Academy of Science (NAS), Washington, DC, USA 12-13 September 2023,

Since the establishment of the DSTS-TG, the working group has been presented or informed by the following meetings:

  • International Data Week 2023, Salzburg, Austria; 24 October 2023
  • Science Forum South Africa 2023: Igniting Conversations About Science, People, Partnerships, Priorities for the Decadal Plan, Pretoria, South Africa; 6-8 December 2023
  • UK Alliance for Disaster Research, University of Huddersfield UK, 18-19 December 2023
  • 21 April 2024 (Beijing): ‘Workshop on open data policies, metrics and governance’ GOSC, CNIC, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  • 25 April 2024 (Macau): United Nations University 1st AI Conference: ‘Bridging Divides, Building Sustainable Futures’ and contribute to the founding of the UNU AI Network.
  • RDA’s 22nd Plenary Meeting (virtual), ‘Local Action – Global Connection’, 14-23 May 2024
  • United Nations University Bonn, Bonn AI and Climate Expert Meeting 2024: AI and Health Panel, Bonn, Germany, 1-2 April 2024
  • Meeting on Developing the Munich Conventional on AI and Human Rights; Technical University of Munich, 16 July 2024
  • European Cancer Organization, Urgent Meeting of the Emergencies and Crises Network, online, 24 July 2025
  • The 2nd International Workshop on Open Data Methods, Management, and Metrics 2024; FSCI Satellite Beijing Workshop, CNIC CAS & GOSC; Beijing, China; 25 July 2025
  • Interplanetary File System (IPFS) Camp 2024, Brussels, Belgium; 11-13 July 2024
  • RDA 23rd Plenary Meeting, San José, Costa Rica, November 12-14, 2024
  • International Data Week 2025: Trusted Research Data Driving Innovation and a Better World. 13–16 October 2025, Brisbane, Australia
  • International Data Week 2027, Cape Town, South Africa. 20-23 September 2027