Dialogue on Open Science and FAIR Data – Kenya
CODATA (CODATA President Prof Barend Mans & CODATA Executive Director Dr. Simon Hodson) on Monday 16 April 2019 had an excellent meeting with Kenya HE VP Williams Ruto and his team on #FAIRdata #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenGovernment. ...
Public Lecture: Openness in Data, Science and Governance
CODATA's Executive Committee member, Professor Muliaro Wafula will be giving a public lecture on 'Openness in Data, Science and Governance' at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. CODATA's President, Barend Mons and CODATA's Executive Director,...
Tracking the impact of the CODATA/RDA data science schools: the case of the OSG
The CODATA-RDA Research Data Science Schools provide Early Career Researchers with the opportunity to meet their colleagues and learn relevant Data Science skills. We actively encourage students to use their learning as an opportunity to create new collaborations and...
Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: March 2019 Edition
Coastal Flooding forecasting strengthened in IndonesiaIndonesia is making progress in integrating flood forecasting into its meteorological early warning system. The UN Global Platform for Official StatisticsThe group's goal is to show the global statistical community...
Deadline Approaching: Call for Nominations and Applications: Editor-in-Chief, Data Science Journal, Apply by 14 April 2019
The Data Science Journal is currently accepting nominations and applications to become the Editor-in-Chief of the journal: https://datascience.codata.org/Applications can be made through the Google form at https://goo.gl/forms/ey60x1N2jO9YM1rY2 The deadline for...
Congratulations to Boniface O. Akuku, KALRO – Winner of the Africa Tech CIO Award
CODATA would like to warmly congratulate Boniface O. Akuku, Director ICT, Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), for being awarded the Africa Tech CIO of the Year, during the recent Africa Tech Week event in Cape Town, South Africa (on 5...
DEADLINE APPROACHING – KEYNOTES ANNOUNCED: Drexel-CODATA FAIR and Responsible Research Data Management Workshop
The deadline for presentation proposals for the Drexel-CODATA FAIR and Responsible Research Data Management Workshop is approaching. Submit your proposal for a presentation by 4 March: ttps://conference.codata.org/Drexel_CODATA_2019/ FAIR and Responsible Research...
Applications Invited to Participate in the CODATA-RDA Research Data Science Advanced Workshops, Trieste, Italy 2019 – Deadline 18 April 2019
The CODATA-RDA Research Data Science Summer School and Research Data Science Advanced Workshops will run for their fourth and third year respectively at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy. The CODATA-RDA Research Data...
Applications Invited to Participate in the CODATA-RDA Research Data Science Summer School, Trieste, Italy 2019 – Deadline 18 April 2019
The CODATA-RDA Research Data Science Summer School and Research Data Science Advanced Workshops will run for their fourth and third year respectively at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy. The CODATA-RDA Research Data Science Summer...
Drexel-CODATA FAIR-RRDM Workshop 2019, 31 March-1 April, Call for Papers, Deadline 4 March
A Drexel Metadata Research Centre and CODATA workshop on knowledge sharing between research communities and research institutions Sun 31 March and Mon 1 April 2019, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. Call for Papers, deadline, 4...