[Liise Lehtsalu]

Time

Topic

Speaker(s)

5 min

 Opening and introduction

IG history 

Updates

Co-chairs

15 min

 IG task groups update 

Models TG

Career Tracks TG

Network TG

Representative TG co-chairs

30 min

 Pitches from the community (invited + spontaneous)

Engaging Researchers with Data IG

Research Data Architectures in Research Institutions IG

Education and Training on Handling of Research Data IG

Libraries for Research Data IG

Data policy standardisation and implementation IG

More spontaneous pitches from session participants

Participants

40 min

 Discussion and Closing 

Participants

Total: 90mins

Additional links to informative material
PDS IG webpage 
PDS IG slack channel 
PDS IG charter
RDA-PDS-IG Zenodo Community (https://zenodo.org/communities/rda-pds-ig/)
Link to P14 session
Link to VP15 session
Link to VP16 session
Link to VP17 session
Link to VP18 session
Link to VP19 session
Link to P20 joint session

Avoid conflict with the following group (1)
Engaging Researchers with Data IG

Brief introduction describing the activities and scope of the group
Overview: Data stewardship and data management are essential research skills. The lack of consensus on the responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and value of data stewards leads to confusion about how data stewardship complements data management. Unclear professional standards and models for data stewardship also hamper the development of a trained, data steward workforce for research institutions. A shared body of knowledge (BOK) for data stewardship professionals has yet to emerge, although dedicated trainings for data stewards are occuring. The various types of data stewardship models are not yet well understood, nor are the unique needs of data stewards as compared to data managers and data privacy professionals who have access to global community supported BOKs, professional networks, and events through associations such as DAMA-I and the IAPP.  
 
Scope: With scarce resources to support data stewardship at many institutions, this RDA Interest Group aims to host discussions, support inter-agency collaboration, and foster global teams developing resources that aid in the development, recruitment, and training of data stewards.
 
Activity History: After BoF sessions at P14, P15, the RDA PDS IG was formally endorsed just after VP16. From 2016-2021, eight areas of interest were identified and advanced by IG members. Progress made in each area varied based on volunteer capacity, interest, and commitment. Initial topics of interest included: 1) a business case for data stewardship, 2) data stewardship terminology, 3) the integration of data stewardship across an organisation, 4) data steward job profiles, 5) training, 6) career tracks, 7) networking and knowledge exchange, and 8) certification. In 2022, the IG refocused effort on a few active task groups and identified 2 themes to steer the future direction: Data Stewardship as a Service and Data Stewardship as a Profession. 
Task group activity occurs between plenaries with varying success depending on the capacity of task team members. Several IG outputs have been recognized as RDA outputs, including the survey report and output data on Current Models of Data Stewardship, Data Stewardship Landscape Initial Report, Data Stewardship Landscape Report Resource Matrix and the What Does a Career Track for Data Stewards Look Like report. 
 
IG Communications and Engagement: Active group leads and RDA PDS IG Co-Chairs meet regularly for progress updates and plenary session planning. Plenary meetings will continue to allow for new members to join. Between Plenaries, RDA PDS IG Co-Chairs communicate updates to the public through the RDA Interest Group webpage posts and events (https://www.rd-alliance.org/groups/professionalising-data-stewardship-ig). Regular community-wide communications occur in the open RDA PDS IG Slack community and its sub-channels for focused work efforts (rdadatastewardship.slack.com). Since beginning 2023, monthly IG-wide meetings have been organised by co-chairs to strengthen community communication. Knowledge sharing also is encouraged through a developing RDA PDS IG Zenodo Community (https://zenodo.org/communities/rda-pds-ig/). 

Group chair serving as contact person
Liise Lehtsalu

I Understand a Chair Must be Present at the Event to Hold the Breakout Session
Yes

Meeting objectives
During the past years, the Professionalising Data Stewardship Interest Group (RDA PDS IG) has identified two main themes to steer future direction, namely Data Stewardship as a Service and Data Stewardship as a Profession. Professionalising the education and career paths of data stewards, as well as the organisational data stewardship services, requires a systematic approach (Parton et al., 2023). The impact of data stewardship depends on country, culture, languages and institutional practices and adoptions. We consider it crucial to further strengthen the connections with other RDA groups and international initiatives and expand the IG’s network for global relevance on these topics, and therefore propose this as our main focus for our P22 session.  
 
We recognize that data stewardship, both as a Service as well as a Profession, is highly multifaceted and both the service and the profession are shaped by – and shape – activities, interests, guidelines etc. in the research data sphere. For this reason, following the IG updates, during our session, we will explicitly invite other relevant RDA IG/WG with diverse and inclusive international members and external groups (e.g. EOSC task force on professionalising data stewardship, stakeholders of already existing Competence Centers, Horizon Europe Skills4EOSC project stakeholders) to join the session to give a short pitch of their activities and overlaps with the PDS IG. We have extended the invitation to participate and so far received confirmations from the following RDA IG/WGs: 

Engaging Researchers with Data IG

Libraries for Research Data IG

Education and Training on Handling of Research Data IG

Research Data Architectures in Research Institutions IG

Data policy standardisation and implementation IG

Ethical and Social Aspects of Data IG

 
The main objectives of the meeting are:

Explore connections and overlaps between the RDA PDS IG and other relevant RDA IGs/WGs

Identify the key topics of shared interest between RDA PDS IG and relevant other RDA IGs/WGs 

Identify concrete possibilities for collaboration between RDA PDS IG and relevant other RDA IGs/WG to support the advancement of the key topics of interest we identify. 

 
We will also update the work from the three most active IG TGs, namely on: 

New initiative on developing a database of data stewardship services use cases that permits a comparison of different data stewardship service models (e.g., according to service maturity level, service financing model, organisation type in which service is located, etc.) (Models TG)

The outcome of the data stewards career track community survey conducted in 2022 and next steps (Career Tracks TG)

The data stewards network initiative (Networking and Knowledge Exchange TG), has been co-opted and revitalised as a space where representatives of established RDM/Data Steward Networks, as well as new initiatives and interested individuals can share, collaborate and seek and offer support for development and sustainability of networks. A steering committee is in place to develop the TG

Please indicate at least (3) three breakout slots that would suit your meeting.
Breakout 2, Breakout 7, Breakout 18

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