When: Tuesday, 11 Aug 2020, 1:00 PM (Auckland, Wellington), 1:00 AM (UTC) Register here: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/8/8rkn0u7 Early warning systems are a major component in disaster risk reduction. Despite forecasting system advances, hydro-meteorological...
The Data Documentation Initiative Alliance has recently announced the public review of their new specification, DDI - Cross Domain Integration (DDI-CDI). In order to introduce potential reviewers to the specification a series of general introductory webinars have been...
A webinar to introduce the topic of data description with DDI-CDI was held on Wednesday 12th August at 14:00 UTC and was followed by a discussion workshop held a week later on 19th August 2020 at 14:00 UTC. The introductory webinar to data description with DDI-CDI...
Please see the announcement below, from the International Science Council, UNDRR and PHE of an event to launch a new report on hazards definition for the Sendai Framework. Virginia Murray (Public Health England and CODATA Executive Committee) led the development of...
The CODATA Officers and Executive Committee are delighted to announce that Mark Leggott has been appointed as the new chair of the International Data Policy Committee (IDPC). Mark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1392-7799) is Executive Director of Research Data...
Francis P. Crawley, IDPC Chair, 2022-2025 Francis P. Crawley served as Chair of the CODATA International Data Policy Committee (IDPC) from July 2022 to October 2025. A philosopher by training, he has built a distinguished international career in bioethics, research...
OECD has published ‘Building digital workforce capacity and skills for data-intensive science’, a report examining the skills requirements for data-intensive science, focusing primarily on research conducted in the public sector and its related training needs. The...
Advertisement: Director, African Open Science Platform (AOSP). The African Open Science Platform (AOSP) Office will be hosted by the National Research Foundation (NRF) for an initial period of 5 years beginning 2020. The AOSP is a pan-African initiative that aims to...
Reflecting on good practices and challenges involved in putting on successful online events, the organisers have decided to change the format and the dates for the Symposium. The International FAIR Convergence Symposium will now take place as a fully virtual event...
The GYA membership call for 2021 is open now. You are welcome to submit your application before 15 September 2020, 10 pm UTC. Applications are sought from young, independent scholars who combine the highest level of research excellence with a demonstrated passion for...