2020-03-30: CODATA together with GO FAIR, RDA, and WDS (the four major international data organisations), are pleased to outline their joint commitment to work together to optimise the global research data ecosystem and to identify the opportunities and needs that...
As an international, consensus-driven, community based organisation, the Research Data Alliance (RDA) has been asked to leverage on the global RDA data community to support the urgent Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. As a response, RDA has set up a fast track...
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...
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...
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...
Systems Analysis in Eurasia – Postponed to 13-15 April 2021 The conference Systems Analysis in Eurasia, which will take place at the National University for Science and Techonology (MISiS), has been postponed to 13-15 April 2021. The world is changing at an...
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...
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....
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, 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...