OECD & CODATA Policy Paper on Business models for sustainable research data repositories
This report explores the income streams, costs, value propositions, and business models for 48 research data repositories. It includes a set of recommendations designed to provide a framework for developing sustainable business models and to assist policy makers and funders in supporting repositories with a balance of policy regulation and incentives.
RDA Call for Council Nominations 2018
The 2018 Council Nominations Committee solicits nominations for 3 open Council positions. Elected Council members will serve for 3 years starting April, 2018 after elections have closed and the slate has been approved by the RDA membership.
Health Data IG Meeting in Montreal Calling for Collaborative Support in Further Activities
For all those who could not attend the Health Data IG session in Montreal, we had two sessions: Health Data Mapping and Diverging Trends In Health Data Protection, and a BoF session, titled Making Use of Blockchain in Dealing with Health Data; we have some news to share with all the RDA community!
Help CODATA deliver on its strategy to mobilise the data revolution for research!
CODATA Members (National, Union, Co-Opted and Affiliate Members) as well as Task Groups are invited to nominate candidates for the following positions:
Northeast Big Data Hub Announces CRUX: The Collaborative Resource and Understanding Exchange Program
The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub (NEBDIH) has recently announced the CRUX program: a Collaborative Resource and Understanding Exchange. Starting in spring of 2018, CRUX will launch the development of NEBDIH’s forthcoming Big Data Map and Assets Platform, with an ultimate aim of connecting the dots to create data-driven solutions to real-world problems.
RDA-US Appoints Leslie McIntosh Borrelli, PhD, MPH, as Executive Director
Dr. Francine Berman, Chair of the United States (U.S.) region of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) – RDA-US – is pleased to announce the appointment of Leslie McIntosh Borrelli, PhD, MPH, as the Executive Director of RDA-US. Dr. McIntosh will be responsible for launching RDA-US as a non-profit and leading the organization through its next stage of growth.
This special one-day workshop for scientists and data and information professionals is focused on characterizing and managing digital representations of research objects (DRO) including publications, data sets, software, audio, video, and specimens in a dynamic digital science ecosystem.
Upcoming Application Deadlines for Fellowship Programs
Application deadlines for the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) and the National Transportation Library (NTL) Fellowships are fast approaching. These are both excellent programs and will undoubtedly provide an amazing experience to selected individuals.
CoreTrustSeal Certification Launched
Tokyo, Japan and The Hague, Netherlands – 11 September 2017
The ICSU World Data System (ICSU-WDS) and the Data Seal of Approval (DSA) are pleased to announce the launch of a new certification organization: CoreTrustSeal.
