Call for expression of interest for contribution to the Linked Open Data for Global Disaster Risk Research
Contribute to policy briefs on disaster risk reduction in 2020! The CODATA Task Group on Linked Open Data for Global Disaster Risk Research (LODGD) will be working with the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR), the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth...
Webinar series on: Smart and Resilient Cities (Topic: Sustainable and Resilient Urban Ecologies – Possible lessons from recent Australian Bushfires)
Resilient Cities Webinar 1 The horrific bushfires experienced recently in Australian have laid bare both ecological and urban vulnerabilities. The impact on Australia’s unique flora and fauna is profound. For the communities affected by these fires, the long road to...
Save the Date – Systems Analysis in Eurasia – 8-10 September 2020
Save the Date: 8-10 September 2020 Venue: National University of Science and Technology (MISiS), Moscow, Russia Interested in using systems analysis to solve sustainability issues in the Eurasian region? Join IIASA, the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Russian...
Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: March 2020 Edition
COVID-19 could cost world $1 Trillion if it becomes a pandemic, analysts predict The ghastly prospect that the coronavirus outbreak could become the first truly disruptive pandemic of the globalisation era is renewing doubts over the stability of the world economy....
February 2020: Publications in the Data Science Journal
Title: Impacts and Challenges of ICT Based Scale-up Campaigns: Lessons Learnt from the Use of SMS to Support Maize Farmers in the UPTAKE Project, Tanzania Author: Lucy Karanja, Stephanie Gakuo, Monica Kansiime, Dannie Romney, Henry Mibei, James Watiti, Leonard Sabula,...
CODATA President, Barend Mons, ‘World View’ Opinion Piece in Nature: ‘Invest 5% of research funds in ensuring data are reusable’
CODATA President, Barend Mons, has authored a ‘World View’ Opinion Piece in Nature: 'Invest 5% of research funds in ensuring data are reusable' Barend argues that 'It is irresponsible to support research but not data stewardship’. 'Many of the world’s...
CODATA/RDA Schools for Research Data Science: Alumni Survey 2020
Welcome to the Alumni Survey This survey is for alumni from schools ran between 2016 and 2019. Alumni from 2020 schools will be contacted separately. The co-chairs of the summer schools are pleased to invite you to complete this survey on your school experience...
Save the Date: International FAIR Convergence Symposium 22-23 October 2020
Please save the date for the International FAIR Convergence Symposium convened by CODATA and GO FAIR on October 22-23 2020. Where: Paris, France Venue: TBC The International FAIR Convergence Symposium will provide a forum for advancing international and cross-domain...
Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: February 2020 Edition
Bushfire crisis: More than half of all Australians found to have been directly affected More than half of all Australians have been directly affected by the summer’s bushfire crisis, including millions suffering health effects, according to a new survey from the...
January 2020: Publications in the Data Science Journal
Title: Data Curation Profiling to Assess Data Management Training Needs and Practices to Inform a Toolkit Author: Bradley Bishop, Hannah Gunderman, Rowena Davis, Tina Lee, Rebecca Howard, Robert Samors, Fiona Murphy, Judit Ungvari...