This talk will look at how funders, countries and even institutions are having differing levels of success when it comes to encouraging researchers to open data. From this we can start to understand what best practices can help us move further, faster as a global community towards open FAIR data.

Hilary Hanahoe, RDA Secretary General

Hilary Hanahoe is the Secretary General of the Research Data Alliance (RDA), an international, non-profit, volunteer organisation addressing the need for open and interoperable sharing and re-use of research data and building the social, technical and cross-disciplinary links to enable such sharing and re-use on a global scale. Currently, RDA has a community of over 14,500 individual data professionals from 151 countries collaborating on different open science and open data activities, operating under six fundamental guiding principles of openness, consensus, harmonisation, community-driven, inclusivity, not for profit and technology neutrality. Hilary is passionate about the work of the Research Data Alliance and its vibrant, volunteer community working to enable the open sharing and reuse of data across the globe.

Alexa Ramírez, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica

Bachelor’s in computer engineering and graduate in mathematics teaching from the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC). In addition, she has a master’s degree in advanced artificial intelligence from UNED in Spain. She currently works as editor in chief at TEC scientific journals, where she is in charge of “Tecnología en marcha” journal and the journal portal. He has given multiple talks and courses on journal editing, writing scientific articles, open access and open science, both nationally and internationally.

Andrea Mora, President of LA Referencia

President of LA Referencia (Red Latinoamericana y España de Repositorios de Acceso Abierto). Academic Advisor for Open Science (scientific journals and repositories, research data management) to the Research Department of the Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. Member of the Open Science Subcommittee of the Consejo Nacional de Rectores (CONARE), Costa Rica, in which she has participated as a representative of the Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. Founder member of the Costa Rica node of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) and the Americas. Coordinator of the Open Science Group of the Consejo Superior Universitario Centroamericano. Ex journal editor of MHSalud, ABRA Journal and Economy and Society of the Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica and Pensar en Movimiento Journal of the Universidad de Costa Rica. Master degree in Integral Health and Human Movement and various trainings in Open Science, Visibility and Scientific Communication. Publications and has been an international speaker and promoter on Open Science issues.

 Ricardo Casate, Director of Strategic Programs and Projects at the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment

He is a Nuclear Energy Engineer, holds a Master’s degree in Science and Innovation Management, as well as in Library and Information Science, and a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Granada. He currently serves as the Director of Strategic Programs and Projects at the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment. He has coordinated and participated in various R&D&I projects on topics such as scientific and technological information services in the digital environment, innovation management, information and knowledge management, scientific communication, open access, and open science. He is the author of several scientific publications and has presented numerous papers and conferences at national and international scientific events. He has taught postgraduate courses, training, and workshops in different countries. He is an adjunct Full Professor at the Department of Information in the Faculty of Communication at the University of Havana and a member of the Board of Directors of the Cuban Society of Information Science. He is also a reviewer and member of the editorial board of various scientific journals and is part of the expert group created by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment for the improvement of Cuban scientific publications.

Claudia Córdova, Directora de Evaluación y Gestión del Conocimiento

Claudia Córdova Yamauchi is a Peruvian electronic engineer with extensive experience in information technology and knowledge management. She currently serves as the Director of the Evaluation and Knowledge Management Directorate at Peru’s National Council for Science, Technology, and Technological Innovation (CONCYTEC). Her expertise spans digital health systems, electronic government, and interoperability within public administration. She has also coordinated training projects in advanced networks and digital infrastructure across Latin America​

Patricia Munoz, Director of the Scientific Information Program at CONICYT

Librarian and Master in Digital Documentation from Pompeu Fabra University. Specialist in the Management of Scientific and Technological Information. She has developed and led projects focused on the accessibility and visibility of scientific activities, their results, and impact. Her main areas of expertise include access to scientific information, monitoring scientific production, managing scientific data, and scientific policy. She currently serves on various expert committees and international networks, notably participating in the CODATA Data Policy Committee; the Committee on Data for Science and Technology, CODATA; the SciELO Network; and the ORCID Reducing Burden and Improving Transparency (ORBIT) Project. Additionally, she is a founding member of LA Referencia, which she presided over from 2016 to 2018.

Professor Owen Nevin, The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute

Owen is an experienced conservation biologist and research leader. As a population and behavioural ecologist with more than 20 years’ experience in the conservation and management of large carnivores globally, Owen has extensive experience in senior leadership in higher education and research. Previous positions include Head of the National School of Forestry (UK), Dean of Graduate Research, and, most recently, Associate Vice-Chancellor at CQUniversity Australia. Owen is the Independent Chair of the Port Curtis Integrated Monitoring Program and Associate Editor of Ursus. He holds an Adjunct Professorship at CQUniversity. Owen held the prestigious position of Stokes-Leopold Memorial Scholar at Utah State University from 2002 to 2003. In 2003 he was elected to the Society for Conservation Biology’s European Board where he served for six years and later served on the Global Board of Governors from 2010 to 2013. In 2008 he was elected as a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London and 2017 was appointed as Anniversary Visiting Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Cumbria. Much of Owen’s research work has been focused around advancing the conservation of threatened species and their habitats through developing better management and understanding of behaviour and ecosystem function, and human impacts including ecotourism and resource exploitation. In conducting this work, he has applied a combination of behavioural, spatial and economic tools to gain novel insights into population processes. Techniques applied in these studies range from satellite telemetry and spatial modelling, through to remote camera trapping, genetic sampling, and direct ethological observation.

Danielle Kinkade, Director of the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)

Danie Kinkade is the Director of the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO), a disciplinary data repository supporting the academic oceanographic research community. A former marine biologist, Danie holds a master’s degree in marine science and possesses more than 25 years of experience managing oceanographic data. Her current research lies at the intersection of information and oceanographic sciences, where focus on data curation and publication using novel technologies and domain best practices facilitates Open Science. She is active in research and community efforts that advance the field of data management and has served in a leadership capacity in related organizations, including the US Council of Data Facilities, the NSF EarthCube Program, and the American Geophysical Union’s Informatics Section.

Rosie Hicks, CEO of Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)

Rosie has 20 years’ experience working in Australia’s research infrastructure sector. With a career spanning every aspect of scientific instrumentation from product development and technical marketing to managing multi-user facilities, she works across academic and industry domains to drive innovation and research translation.