Embedding the RDA outputs via European national nodes
An initial group of European organisations have been funded as RDA nodes to support improved effective national research systems, with the final aim of fostering an open European labour market for researchers, thus facilitating mobility, supporting training and ensuring attractive careers.
EOSC-hub & OpenAIRE-Advance joint webinar on April 24th
The EOSC-hub and OpenAIRE-Advance projects are organising a webinar to bring together the national contact points of EGI (the NGI International Liaisons – NILs) and the representatives of the National Open Access Desks (NOADs).
Vacancy: Project Manager at the Digital Repository of Ireland
The Royal Irish Academy is seeking applications to fill the position of Project Manager at the Digital Repository of Ireland. This specific purpose contract is expected to last for two and a half years.
Authored by RDA-US Chair Dr. Francine Berman, RDA member Victoria Stodden and several other data experts (Rob Rutenbar, Brent Hailpern, Henrik Christensen, Susan Davidson, Deborah Estrin, Michael Franklin, Margaret Martonosi, Padma Raghavan, Alexander S. Szalay), this article focuses on the evolution of the field of data science.
RDA Council Nominations Committee Announces Slate of Council Candidates
In December 2017, the RDA Council Nominations Committee issued a call for nominations for three open Council positions. In response to this call, several RDA members were nominated for consideration by the RDA community. The Nominations Committee reviewed these nominations and presented a slate of candidates to the RDA Community in March 2018. Read more>>
RDA Outputs - Survey and P11 BoF “Towards FAIRer RDA Outputs”
The Research Data Alliance (RDA) launched in 2013, and the Outputs of the RDA community are driving changes all over the data landscape. However, there is much more that can be done to support greater impact from RDA Outputs (by which we mean both Recommendations, produced by RDA Working Groups, and Supporting Outputs, produced by RDA Working or Interest Groups).
The RDA 11th Plenary will be held in Berlin, 21 to 23 March 2018, gathering leading data scientists and practitioners, policy makers and private sector representatives.
Two Weeks Left for International Data Week: SciDataCon 2018 Session Proposals
Only two weeks left to answer the call for sessions at the International Data Week's SciDataCon 2018. Visit the call for sessions page now or submit your session proposal now!
RDA Names Hilary Hanahoe as Secretary General
RDA announced today that longtime leader Hilary Hanahoe was selected as the organisation’s new Secretary General.
Data localisation restrictions are a too narrow focus for building a Data Economy - instead, interoperability on all levels should be systematically promoted: