The Research Data Alliance (RDA) invites you to a workshop aimed at exploring the community’s contributions to shaping global and national science policies using RDA outputs and recommendations. This 1-hour workshop will be offered twice (on May 15th at 15:00 UTC and May 20th at 06:00 UTC) to accommodate participants across time zones.
Workshop Aims
The sessions will present clear policy statements supported by practical applications, adoption stories, and future potential of RDA’s recommendations and outputs related to Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) National Strategies, Journal Data Policy Frameworks and the necessary Evolution of Research Evaluation Frameworks.
The outcome of the workshops will be a white paper based on speaker contributions and workshop notes. The white paper will be shared with the RDA community.
Who is it for?
The workshop is for RDA Organisational Assembly (OA) members, Funders Forum members (FF), and the Regional Assembly (RA) members.
Agenda
The workshop will include short presentations from RDA community members on RDA adoption or impact stories related to Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) National Strategies, Journal Data Policy Frameworks and the necessary Evolution of Research Evaluation Frameworks. Each thematic talk, will be followed by a group reflection, and conclude with a wrap-up and discussion of next steps.
| Time (UTC) | Agenda |
|---|---|
| 06:00 – 06:10 | Welcome & introduction to workshop aims |
| 06:10 – 06:17 | National Persistent Identifier (PID) Strategies |
| 06:17 – 06:25 | Reflection: Collaborative notes |
| 06:25 – 06:32 | Journal Data Policy Frameworks |
| 06:32 – 06:40 | Reflection: Collaborative notes |
| 06:40 – 06:47 | The necessary Evolution of Research Evaluation Frameworks |
| 06:47 – 06:55 | Reflection: Collaborative notes |
| 06:55 – 07:00 | Wrap up & next steps |
Speakers
Emma Crott
Dr Emma Crott is Chief of Staff and Company Secretary for the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is a sector-wide initiative enabled by the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) to provide Australian researchers with competitive advantage through data. The ARDC’s mission is to accelerate research and innovation by driving excellence in the creation, analysis and retention of high-quality data assets.
Emma has extensive knowledge of the Australian research sector both from the perspective as a former academic and grants writer, and now working within the digital research infrastructure ecosystem. She is co-chair of the RDA Evaluation of Research Interest Group.
Holding a PhD in Art Theory from UNSW, Emma brings a unique creative perspective to science and innovation, utilising her skills in design thinking, strategy and governance to ensure Australian researchers are best supported to produce world class research.
Talk: The necessary Evolution of Research Evaluation Frameworks
Natasha Simons
Biography:
Talk: National Persistent Identifier (PID) Strategies
Rebecca Taylor-Grant
Dr. Rebecca Taylor-Grant is Director of Open Science Strategy & Innovation at Taylor & Francis, where she leads the implementation of Open Science policies and programmes. She has a background in data management for the humanities and social sciences and is co-chair of the STM Association’s Research Data Program Humanities Data Subgroup, as well as the RDA Research Data Policy Interest Group. She is a qualified Open Data trainer certified by the Open Data Institute. She was previously a member of the Research Data Alliance’s European Support Team, based at the National Library of Ireland and the Digital Repository of Ireland. Her PhD explored the connections between archival theory and practice and the management of research data.
Talk: Journal Data Policy Frameworks
Is this session inconvenient for your time zone? Register for the partner session taking place at 15:00 UTC on May 15th.
