Building Collaboration between CODATA and the DDI Alliance
CODATA, the Committee on Data of the International Science Council, and the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) Alliance have recently signed a letter of intent building on the longstanding and ongoing collaboration between the two organisations. The letter details...
CODATA Virtual General Assembly – 15 December 2020 – Registration
A virtual CODATA General Assembly is being convened on 15 December 2020, 11:00-13:00 UTC. Please see the related letter from the CODATA President Barend Mons. To join the Virtual General Assembly as an observer, please register for GoToWebinar using the following...
IST-Africa Week 2021 – Call for Papers: Extended Deadline 18 December 2020
The Scientific Programme for IST-Africa 2021 is based on a double blind peer review of full Papers submitted to an open Call for Papers which closes on 18 December 2020 (Extended deadline). Full papers (8 pages in length) following the Paper Guidelines provided and...
Final Plenary Session: Keynote from Antoine Flahault and Panel on Data in Crisis Reduction and Response
Taking place at 11:00-13:00 UTC on Friday 4 December, this final double plenary session will explore the role of FAIR data in crisis reduction and response, with a specific focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. Please join the plenary from the session description in...
November 2020: Publications in the Data Science Journal
Title: Fitness for Use of Data Objects Described with Quality Maturity Matrix at Different Phases of Data Production Author: Heinke Höck, Frank Toussaint, Hannes Thiemann URL: http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2020-045 Title: Open Data for Sustainable Development on a...
Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: December 2020 Edition
Heatwaves in Southland (NZ) expected to double in 20 years A report presented to the Southland District Council’s water supply subcommittee meetings in November says climate change has the most potential to affect the general wellbeing of the district,...
FAIR Convergence Symposium: Global Cooperation on Open Science Cloud Initiatives
The opening plenary session of the FAIR Convergence Symposium appraised the state of Open Science in 2020. Shamila Nair-Bedouelle and Ana Persic discussed the draft UNESCO recommendation and efforts to encourage Open Science and reporting on progress from member...
FAIR Convergence Sessions
The theme of this symposium is convergence around ideas and implementations of FAIR. Throughout the week we will explore a range of activities which seem to be gaining influence, agreement and traction. A number of these will be introduced in Plenary Sessions 3:...
Opening Plenary Session: International Open Science in 2020
Join our eminent speakers and panelists for the Opening Plenary Session of the FAIR Convergence Symposium: Friday 27 November 2020, 11:00-13:00 UTC Keynote Presentations: Be sure to watch the presentations in advance of the panel discussion! Shamila Nair-Bedouelle,...
Interoperable Units of Measure, Open Discussion – Session at the International FAIR Convergence Symposium
Date and Time: Thu Dec. 3, 2020, at 11:00-13:00 UTC Register FREE to attend the FAIR Convergence Symposium at https://bit.ly/FAIRCONVERGE1 using the code FAIRCONVERGE1 and choose this session (and others!) Session Description:...