[CODATA-international] INFORMED DECISIONMAKING RE: Data Together COVID-19 Appeal and Actions

[Ahmad Mahdavi]

Thanks for the information at this sensitive time,

With best regards,
Ahmad in quarantine.

Ahmad Mahdavi, professor emeritus at University of Tehran,

Ph.D., Entomologist/ ecotoxicologist, ICT for agriculture and environment,

Focal point for Mountain Partnership in the University of Tehran,

CMS preventing poisoning group, RAMSAR, WWN, SWS,

University of Tehran/ and Sustainable agriculture and the environment.
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On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 1:49 AM Falk Huettmann <fhuettmann at alaska.edu>
wrote:

> Dear Colleagues, Fotis et al.
>
> bravo on the progress; well done.
>
> I value all those efforts and directions.
>
>
> My last email on this topic though:
>
> In the tragic light of many many, thousands, if not more,
> DEATHs etc. re virus and related health issues (zoonotics as just one
> example)
> my comments on OPen Access progress and such efforts are fourfold:
>
> -way TOO LITTLE TOO LATE
>
> -the few good deeds are easily exploited and used as a greenwash and
> healthwash by the bad actors (which seem to dominate).
>
> -we have seen and heard such things of progress since Jame Cook,
> Enlightenment many centuries ago. So where are we now ?
>
> -ivy league education and research, ha ha. Tuition spent for what by whom ?
>
> Nobody really believes those things like open access and progress anymore
> in earnest, and trust is lost for good; done with.
> How about the pervasive force and framework of capitalism, and to change
> it ?
>
> Re. the EU and many others, beyond 'raw medicine and vet' data I mentioned
> in the last email, I can here just repeat what I stated and experienced for
> several decades in all outlets I have available:
> =>Get the bird data like ICARUS with Max Planck Inst (
> https://www.mpg.de/13684039/icarus-test-phase), Bird Banding Centers
> (EURING and RSPB/BTO UK), MOVEBANK.org, Fisheries data,
> WindPark impact data, even museum data and university-based science (I am
> thinking here of forest inventory, or freshwater fish & contaminant data for
> major rivers like Elbe, Rhine, Danube, and then PRIMATOLOGY Centers,
> Development AId, Antarctic Service  etc etc) online, open access free of
> charge in a meaningful usable format for people to use.
> Open Source GIS is one of those formats to employ.
> And do it now.  The open WWW is there, so why not using it ? It's blunt
> mis-management any other, and for everybody to see. People die because of
> it, unused management opportunities.
>
> That's my informed personal view on the issue.
>
> Kind regards and thanks; let's try to stay safe while data are blocked and
> not used
>
>   Falk Huettmann PhD, Professor
>     Uni of Alaska Fairbanks
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 11:51 AM Fotis E. Psomopoulos <fpsom at certh.gr>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Falk,
>>
>> thank you for raising this issue - I definitely echo the need for
>> cultural change (especially within the medical community)!
>>
>> That being said, I have a more optimistic view, as I believe that there
>> are also positive steps towards this direction (at least as I perceive them
>> through my probably naive and definitely EU-biased lenses). Major
>> e-infrastructures and initiatives, such as ELIXIR
>> <https://elixir-europe.org/> and RDA <https://www.rd-alliance.org/> are
>> working towards making medical data more accessible (and FAIR), with
>> various Tasks and Groups tackling a particular issue at the time.
>>
>> This is even more evident in the current circumstances, where both ELIXIR
>> (ELIXIR support for SARS-CoV-2 research
>> <https://elixir-europe.org/covid-19-resources>), RDA (RDA-COVID19
>> Working Group <https://www.rd-alliance.org/groups/rda-covid19>) and EU (
>> statement
>> <https://edps.europa.eu/sites/edp/files/publication/20-03-25_edps_comments_concerning_covid-19_monitoring_of_spread_en.pdf>
>> of the European Data Protection Supervisor on March 25th regarding this
>> subject), to mention a few of the "majors", started the efforts towards
>> making COVID-19 related data open, accessible and (wherever possible)
>> connected to entire analysis workflows (see Galaxy SARS-CoV-2 projerct
>> <https://github.com/galaxyproject/SARS-CoV-2>as well). Small step
>> (maybe), but definitely in the right direction.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Fotis E. Psomopoulos
>>
>> PS: Regarding  SARS-CoV-2, I'd definitely point you towards the Resources
>> page
>> <https://github.com/virtual-biohackathons/covid-19-bh20/wiki/Resources>
>> of the upcoming COVID-19 BioHackathon
>> <https://github.com/virtual-biohackathons/covid-19-bh20/wiki> (to take
>> place virtually next week, 5-11 April 2020)
>>
>> On Mon, 30 Mar 2020 at 22:20, Falk Huettmann <fhuettmann at alaska.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> thanks;
>>> so as we frequently find with medical data specifically,
>>> those are not really shared, made available, used well, and the hospitals
>>> are usually the LAST ones to do so; as is the medical profession,
>>> e.g. Chief Surgeons, local clinics and professional organizations and
>>> societies.
>>> That's despite their huge salaries and sums spent on 'health'
>>> and public health, on One Health projects and all such lipservices.
>>>
>>> COVID-19 shows us no other, nor the 'great' OneHealth agencies,
>>> funders and science institutions and organizations.
>>> Just see the Arctic etc.
>>> We never said any other.
>>>
>>> Or how about a (children) leukemia data base for Germany,
>>> or all EU & Asian Avian Influenza, or Rabies data shared properly,
>>> with coordinates and ISO-metadata and published and well-analyzed?
>>>
>>> It seems not to matter, nor do people really care.
>>> I am not aware much that libraries demand those data for their
>>> repositories neither, nor are many medical degrees having that
>>> on their agenda, skill set and syllabi, at all. Add vets to that.
>>>
>>> So here then is an action item for ICSU, CODATA, NSF, EU, UN
>>> and all those 'grand ones' to resolve, fast please, for a massive
>>> cultural change.
>>> And yes, the pharmaceutical industry fuels much of it; so one would
>>> tackle those the most then.
>>>
>>> Just an idea for those who have none.
>>>
>>> Very best and please keep me posted
>>>    Falk Huettmann PhD, Professor
>>>     Uni of Alaska Fairbanks
>>>
>>> PS If you see public global COVID-19 data, compiled and authoritative
>>> with coordinates and time and.or DNA, and metadata,
>>> please kindly advise.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 9:22 AM Berkman, Paul A <Paul.Berkman at tufts.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thank you Paul for your kind collaboration.  I look forward to feedback
>>>> from Simon and hope you are doing well.  Stay healthy!!!  With best
>>>> regards, Paul
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Paul Uhlir [mailto:pfuhlir at gmail.com]
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, March 30, 2020 11:53 AM
>>>> *To:* Berkman, Paul A <Paul.Berkman at tufts.edu>
>>>> *Cc:* Asha CODATA <asha at codata.org>;
>>>> codata-international at lists.codata.org; Simon Hodson, ED CODATA <
>>>> simon at codata.org>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: INFORMED DECISIONMAKING RE: [CODATA-international] Data
>>>> Together COVID-19 Appeal and Actions
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That sounds excellent, Paul. I'm not centrally involved, but Simon is
>>>> the coordinator for CODATA of this initiative. Hope all is well on your end
>>>> too!
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 11:24 Berkman, Paul A <Paul.Berkman at tufts.edu>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Asha, Simon and Paul,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I hope you are doing well.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you and CODATA for your leadership.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I would like to help *Data Together COVID-19 Appeal and Actions*
>>>> <https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Data-Together-COVID-19-Statement-FINAL.pdf>.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps my best form of assistance would be in helping with science
>>>> diplomacy to transform data into evidence for informed decisions, operating
>>>> short-term to long-term, in view of the decisionmaking institutions with:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ·       *Governance Mechanisms* (laws, agreements and policies as well
>>>> as regulatory strategies, including insurance, at diverse jurisdictional
>>>> levels); and
>>>>
>>>> ·       *Built Infrastructure* (fixed, mobile and other assets,
>>>> including communication, research, observ­ing, information and other
>>>> systems that require technology plus investment).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Data are fundamental to address the immediate urgencies at security
>>>> time scales as well as the urgencies across generations that will arise
>>>> post-COVID-19 for our shared sustainability at local-global levels.   As
>>>> introduced with science diplomacy training through the United Nations
>>>> Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) – informed decisionmaking
>>>> skills, methods and theory are available to train and apply, transforming
>>>> research into actions *“to service the new reality of data-driven
>>>> science.”*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I hope you and those closest are doing well.   Stay healthy!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> With best regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman*
>>>>
>>>> Director, Science Diplomacy Center
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>> *From:* CODATA-international [mailto:
>>>> codata-international-bounces at lists.codata.org] *On Behalf Of *Asha
>>>> CODATA
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, March 30, 2020 8:57 AM
>>>> *To:* codata-international at lists.codata.org
>>>> *Subject:* [CODATA-international] Data Together COVID-19 Appeal and
>>>> Actions
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [image: Image removed by sender.
>>>> https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/rda-codata-wds-gofair-1024x1010.jpg]*CODATA
>>>> together with GO FAIR, RDA, and WDS (the four major international data
>>>> organisations), are pleased to outline their joint commitment to work
>>>> together to optimise the global research data ecosystem and to identify the
>>>> opportunities and needs that will trigger federated infrastructures to
>>>> service the new reality of data-driven science.*
>>>> <https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Data-Together-Final-Version-March-2020-FINAL.pdf>
>>>>
>>>> A first concrete example of this is the following ‘*Data Together
>>>> COVID-19 Appeal and Actions*
>>>> <https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Data-Together-COVID-19-Statement-FINAL.pdf>
>>>> ’
>>>>
>>>> The COVID-19 pandemic presents a major test for our science system and
>>>> for our research and data infrastructures.  These infrastructures, such as
>>>> open science clouds and data commons, must serve the needs of science,
>>>> policy, and humanity not only in ‘normal times’, but also in times of
>>>> crisis by providing controlled access to quality data in real-time and at
>>>> scale for a range of scientific- and policy-related responses.
>>>>
>>>> The Data Together organisations are jointly working on the following
>>>> activities and invite all to contribute:
>>>>
>>>> 1.     Data Together–GO FAIR Virus Outbreak Data Network
>>>> <https://www.go-fair.org/implementation-networks/overview/vodan/>
>>>>  (VODAN)
>>>>
>>>> 2.     The Data Together–RDA COVID-19 Working Group
>>>> <https://www.rd-alliance.org/groups/rda-covid19>
>>>>
>>>> 3.     CODATA ‘Making Data Work for Cross-Domain Grand Challenges’
>>>> <https://codata.org/initiatives/strategic-programme/decadal-programme/> for
>>>> launch in 2021
>>>>
>>>> Read the full statement on *Data Together COVID-19 Appeal and Actions*
>>>> <https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Data-Together-COVID-19-Statement-FINAL.pdf>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Asha
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> ___________________________
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Asha Law | Program Assistant, CODATA | http://www.codata.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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