Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: November 2020 Edition
New International Earth Observation Group Tackles Disaster Risk Reduction This past June, the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) established a new international working group for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) with over 90 members from around the world. This...
Open Science for a Global Transformation: Call for Papers for a Special Collection in Data Science Journal
2021 is likely to be a very significant year for the transformation of science and the adoption of Open Science and FAIR practices. UNESCO, the educational, scientific and cultural organization of the United Nations, is preparing a Recommendation on Open Science to...
Joint Appeal for Open Science from UNESCO, WHO, HCHR and CERN
Tuesday, 27 October, 3:30 pm, Geneva (2:30 pm UTC) On October 27, a joint appeal for open science will be launched by UNESCO, WHO, CERN and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Through this appeal, the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey...
Register now: Webinar on Better Software, Better Data Handling
Date: Friday, 20 November 2020 Time: 3pm-4pm GMT Duration: 45 min session and 15 min Question Answers (Total 1 hour) Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/41876410343885839 Software practices, skills and training have become an essential part of...
Multi-Stakeholder Data Bridges: Recording of our live discussion relating to our UN Data Forum Session
CODATA held a live panel session in relation to its a pre-recorded session ‘Multi-Stakeholder Data Bridges: making data work for cross-domain grand challenges’ in this years Virtual UN Data Forum! We held a live panel discussion on the session on Friday 16 October and...
TWO WEEKS TO GO! The deadline to submit posters and lightning talks for the International FAIR Convergence Symposium is 31 October
Be part of the fully virtual International FAIR Convergence Symposium which will take place on 27 November to 4 December. Submit your proposal for a poster and lightning talk before the deadline of 31 October! Submit a proposal for a poster or lightning...
Register now: Webinar on Data-Driven Governance in Sustainable Cities: New models for public-private data sharing
Date: 19 October 2020 Time: 18:00 HKT (3:30 IST) Duration: 45 min session and 15 min Question Answers (Total 1 hour) Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7106538784656814350 Open Data has contributed a lot to analyse and support urban...
CAG-CEPT and CODATA Podcast Series on ‘Data for Resilient Cities’
The podcast series on ‘Data for Resilient Cities’ is a reflection on the interdisciplinary approaches taken or to be taken by various cities, offering examples of good practices and lessons learned. It is jointly hosted by the CODATA and Center for Applied Geomatics,...
Panel Discussion Event: UN Data Forum, Pre-Recorded Session ‘Multi-Stakeholder Data Bridges: making data work for cross-domain grand challenges’
CODATA has convened a pre-recorded session ‘Multi-Stakeholder Data Bridges: making data work for cross-domain grand challenges’ in this years Virtual UN Data Forum! We will be holding a live panel discussion on the session at 15:00 UTC on Friday 16 October. Please...
Register now: Online Workshop – Recommendations for FAIR Semantics
Date: 15 October 2020 - 13:00 to 17:00 Location: Virtual In this FAIRsFAIR workshop on FAIR semantics and semantics for FAIR we will individually evaluate and discuss all the proposed changes to the first iteration of D2.2 FAIR Semantics: First Recommendations. The...