Group Mailing list Archive

28 Feb 2023

The Importance of Data Ethics in Research and Education

Dear colleagues
We are living in a digitally transformed society. Data drives problem solving and better decision making. While the digital revolution has transformed the way we live, solving many issues; it has also given rise to numerous questions and challenges which affect everyone. What governance policies and frameworks are needed to make sure digital technologies and opportunities are available for everyone and there are no monopolies created? How do we make sure there are proper governance mechanisms in place to embed values in all data ecosystems?

25 Feb 2023

Report of the First G20 Education Working Group (EdWG) Meeting

Dear colleagues
The theme of India’s G20 Presidency - “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth · One Family · One Future” - is drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha Upanishad. Essentially, the theme affirms the value of all life – human, animal, plant, and microorganisms – and their interconnectedness on the planet Earth and in the wider universe.
Details at https://www.g20.org/en/
The summary of the First G20 Education Working Group (EdWG) Meeting is available at 

21 Feb 2023

FAIR-IMPACT Call for Champions

Dear colleagues,
We are still looking for a FAIR Champion on Agriculture and related areas !
Call to join the Group of EOSC FAIR Champions! Apply till 10 March!
Are FAIR policy & practices within your expertise? Do you have communication skills? Does it excite the idea of mobilising others to generate more FAIR data? FAIR-IMPACT gives you room to boost the sharing of FAIR data best practices across different disciplines, by joining the group of EOSC FAIR Champions.

21 Feb 2023

Presentations from the United Nations Open Science Conference

Dear colleagues
The links to the presentations of the 3rd United Nations Open Science Conference, “Accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals, Democratizing the Record of Science” are available at https://www.un.org/library/OS23 
Thank you to all speakers and participants for sharing their knowledge and experience. Special thanks to the organisers of the conference. The facility provided to  join the conference online helped hundreds of colleagues from around the world to participate in the conference. 

17 Feb 2023

Agriculture Information Model standardisation

Dear Colleagues,

We’re excited to share with you a recent proposal developed between Agriculture DWG and the DEMETER project to standardize the Agriculture Information Model (AIM) under OGC.

It is now open for comments: https://www.ogc.org/standards/requests/263

The charter will be discussed during the next Agriculture DWG session focused on the charter during the OGC Member Meeting

Feb 20 2:20pm - 3:40pm @ Frascati ESA-ESRIN / virtual. The session will be recorded.

 

08 Feb 2023

United Nations Open Science Conference

Dear colleagues
NASA has declared 2023 the Year of Open Science to celebrate the benefits and successes of open science, and inspire more scientists to join the movement. Ultimately, the success of the Year of Open Science will be driven by collaborations with individuals, teams, and organizations who are ready to transform the culture of scientific research into one that celebrates openness and inclusion.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/year-open-science-suchith-anand

04 Feb 2023

Thank you for your support for EDI scholarships initiative

Dear colleagues
I am very grateful for the excellent support that I am receiving from UK research Funders and UK universities for the EDI scholarships initiative. I would like to thank all Vice-chancellors and senior management colleagues of UK universities who already send their support for EDI scholarships initiative.  Your help and support is greatly appreciated. 

02 Feb 2023

United Nations Open Science Conference

Dear colleagues
From 8 to 10 February 2023, the 3rd United Nations Open Science Conference, “Accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals, Democratizing the Record of Science”, will bring together policy makers, representatives of intergovernmental organizations, researchers, scholars, librarians, publishers and civil society.
Under the three main themes
- Equity in open scholarship,
- Reforming scientific publishing, and
- Strengthening the science-policy-society interface

17 Jan 2023

Year of Open Science

Dear colleagues
NASA has declared 2023 the Year of Open Science to celebrate the benefits and successes of open science, and inspire more scientists to join the movement. Ultimately, the success of the Year of Open Science will be driven by collaborations with individuals, teams, and organizations who are ready to transform the culture of scientific research into one that celebrates openness and inclusion.

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