[CODATA-international] CODATA and WDS Strategic Sessions: Virtual SciDataCon 2021 Strand

[Asha CODATA]

For the final announcement of thematic strands at Virtual SciDataCon 2021
<https://www.scidatacon.org/virtual-2021/programme/>, we would like to draw
your attention to a set of sessions exploring strategic issues and new
directions for CODATA <https://codata.org/> and WDS
<https://www.worlddatasystem.org/>, the two data organisations of the
International
Science Council <https://council.science/> that organise SciDataCon.

*The end point of this strand and the concluding session of the conference
is a session looking at ‘Organisational Interoperability’
<https://www.scidatacon.org/virtual-2021/sessions/353/> and global
collaboration for the ISC CODATA Decadal Programme ‘Making Data Work for
Global Grand Challenges’
<https://codata.org/initiatives/decadal-programme2/>.* This strand also
includes sessions organised by regional members of CODATA and WDS in the
Asia and Pacific region and a session organised by the CODATA India
National Committee.  We will also hear about activities in a range of
CODATA National Committees and engagement with the Decadal Programme.

*Open-Science addressing Collaboration of CODATA and WDS Communities in
Asia-Oceania Area <https://www.scidatacon.org/virtual-2021/sessions/321/>,
Tuesday 26 October, 07:00-08:30 UTC: REGISTER FOR THIS SESSON
<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpcuCvpjgqHdz58-Witwt-RSwspR_fJhLU>*

In the Asia-Oceania area, various activities on data have been performed
mainly by WDS and CODATA because this area is highly important in terms of
global aspects of environmental and socio-economic issues. On the other
hand, the construction of a collaborative network on data under the WDS and
the CODATA is still in an under-development stage. Many current CODATA Task
Groups (e.g. agriculture data, disaster data, data preservation, improving
data access) have a close connection with regional activities. Since
the principal members of WDS are research-data repositories mainly operated
by academic institutions, e.g. universities, the principal subjects of its
activity have been weighted to bottom-up and reinforce collaborative
infrastructure in the Asia-Oceania area. A collaboration of WDS and CODATA
will be particularly important to expand our activity to involve both
academic and social communities to establish a collaborative network on
data under the Open-Science and FAIR principles.  The session will consists
of several ignition/lightning talks and structured discussion to initiate
collaborative actions of CODATA and WDS on data issue in the Asia-Oceania
area.

*Research Data and FAIR Data Framework in the Context of India’s STIP2021:
The Way Forward <https://www.scidatacon.org/virtual-2021/sessions/307/>,
Tuesday 26 October, 11:00-12:30 UTC: REGISTER FOR THIS SESSION
<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkc-CgrjstE90E83SCMCYOhfidYykoweM7>*

In India, a draft version of the 5th national Science Technology and
Innovation Policy (STIP) was released in January 2021 for public
consultation. This policy instrument includes the provision of open
research data from the public-funded research and education. Additionally,
UNESCO released the draft version of the UNESCO Recommendation on
Open Science, to be adopted by the Member States in November 2021. As a
member country, India is also a party to the UNESCO Recommendation on Open
Science and will have to implement the set of recommendations therein. In
this context, the current session will explore the challenges and
opportunities in implementing the Research Data and FAIR Data Framework in
the country. The panelists will look into the open research data aspects at
the institutional, funders’, and national level in order to meet the
national and international norms and obligations in collaborative research.

*International data issues perspectives from the CODATA National Committees
– Stories from various countries and how they relate to international
issues and the CODATA Decadal Programme
<https://www.scidatacon.org/virtual-2021/sessions/366/>, Tuesday 26
October, 13:00-14:30 UTC: REGISTER FOR THIS SESSION
<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrd-6gqDIiGNHCsiMXNQ7IGNWK-qpcyU70>*

CODATA is the Committee on Data of the International Science Council (ISC).
CODATA exists to promote global collaboration to improve the availability
and usability of data for all areas of research. Its mission is to connect
data and people to advance science and improve our world. It draws its
membership from a network of 18 member countries, 32 international science
unions and 4 institutional organizations. CODATA National Members meet in a
monthly forum to facilitate the sharing of experiences and information
among countries, to discuss updates from CODATA (International) and
to identify opportunities for members to participate with each locally or
globally. This session will feature short presentations by several
countries to demonstrate the diversity and the richness of
national activities as well as some of the challenges faced by individual
countries, and highlight the state of play of scientific data among
countries and how the priorities and approaches vary widely from country to
country. Each presenter will also discuss how their national activities
feed into and/or support the work and objectives of international
activities such as those of CODATA and the Decadal Program.

*Organisational Interoperability is Critical for Data Interoperability and
Virtual SciDataCon Closing Session
<https://www.scidatacon.org/virtual-2021/sessions/353/>, Thursday 28
October, 11:00-13:00 UTC: REGISTER FOR THIS SESSION
<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvcuioqj0rGdXQFbCCDqlxoaeYUG0dxdg_>*

The CODATA Decadal Programme ‘Data for the Planet: making data work for
cross-domain grand challenges’ addresses part of the  ISC Strategy and
Action Plan. As part of the Decadal Programme , CODATA has committed
to: “… work with other international data organisations and their groups
(RDA Working Groups and GO FAIR Implementation Networks), with cross-domain
programmes and research initiatives, with the organisations and communities
that create metadata specifications and terminologies, with International
Scientific Unions and other stakeholders to enable an ecosystem for FAIR
data for cross domain research to be developed and implemented.” In this
session, we seek to identify, discuss, and develop approaches and
incentives to address known or perceived barriers to global participation,
with a particular emphasis on initiatives at the organisational level. The
intended outcome of the session is a set of agreed areas of action to
facilitate engagement with the Decadal Programme.

The session will be followed by short closing reflections and discussions
on the Virtual SciDataCon 2021 Conference.

*Virtual SciDataCon 2021 <https://www.scidatacon.org/virtual-2021/> is
organised by CODATA <https://codata.org/> and the World Data System
<https://www.worlddatasystem.org/>, the two data organisations of
the International Science Council <https://council.science/> – PROGRAMME AT
A GLANCE
<https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SciDataCon2021-Programme_Registration.pdf>
– FULL
PROGRAMME <https://www.scidatacon.org/virtual-2021/programme/> – please
note that registration is free, but participants must register for each
session they wish to attend.*

* <https://www.scidatacon.org/virtual-2021/>CODATA and WDS are very
grateful to SpringerNature for **sponsorship of Virtual SciDataCon 2021*
<https://www.scidatacon.org/conference/virtual-2021/Sponsors/>*. **This
sponsorship has assisted us in running the conference without a
cost-recovery access charge, for which we are extremely grateful.*


*Thanks,*

*Asha*

--

___________________________

*SciDataCon Strands: Sessions Exploring Core Interoperability
<https://codata.org/exploring-core-interoperability-virtual-scidatacon-2021-strand/>
- Sessions
on Data for SDGs and DRR
<https://codata.org/data-for-the-sdgs-and-drr-virtual-scidatacon-2021-strand/>
- Global
Open Science
<https://codata.org/global-open-science-virtual-scidatacon-2021-strand/> - Open
Science and Data Policy
<https://codata.org/open-science-and-data-policy-developments-virtual-scidatacon-2021-strand/>
- Data
Repositories and Stewardship
<https://codata.org/data-repositories-and-stewardship-virtual-scidatacon-2021-strand/>
- Earth
Sciences Data
<https://codata.org/earth-sciences-data-vocabularies-identifiers-and-cross-domain-collaborations-virtual-scidatacon-2021-strand/>
- Data
Skills and Stewardship
<https://codata.org/earth-sciences-data-vocabularies-identifiers-and-cross-domain-collaborations-virtual-scidatacon-2021-strand/>*

*REGISTRATION OPEN!
<https://codata.org/events/conferences/scidatacon-2021/>** Virtual
SciDataCon 2021, 18-28 Oct: *register free for each session - PROGRAMME AT
A GLANCE
<https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SciDataCon2021-Programme_Registration.pdf>
 - FULL PROGRAMME <https://www.scidatacon.org/virtual-2021/programme/>

*ISC-UNDRR Hazard Information Profiles Launched*
<https://codata.org/isc-undrr-hazard-information-profiles-launched/>

*Data-Knowledge-Action for Urban Systems:* New Podcast Series
from CAG-CEPT, CODATA and UHWB
<https://codata.org/initiatives/data-skills/codata-connect/cag-cept-codata-and-uhwb-podcast-series-on-data-knowledge-action-for-urban-systems/>

*DEADLINE EXTENDED! Call for Proposals to Host International Data Week
2025: *deadline 31 January 2022
<https://internationaldataweek.org/call-for-applications/>

September 2021 publications
<https://codata.org/september-2021-publications-in-the-data-science-journal/>
in
the CODATA Data Science Journal <https://datascience.codata.org/>

*Stay in touch with CODATA:*

Stay up to date with CODATA activities: join the CODATA International News
list
<http://lists.codata.org/mailman/listinfo/codata-international_lists.codata.org>

Looking for training and career opportunities in data science and data
stewardship?  Sign up to the CODATA early career community-run data
science training and careers list
<http://lists.codata.org/mailman/listinfo/data_science_training_lists.codata.org>

Follow us on social media! Twitter <https://twitter.com/CODATANews> -
Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/codata.org/> - LinkedIn
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-hodson-b3711a11/> - Instagram
<https://www.instagram.com/codatainternational/>
___________________________

Asha Law | Program Assistant, CODATA | http://www.codata.org

E-Mail: asha at codata.org
Tel (Office): +33 1 45 25 04 96

CODATA (Committee on Data of the International Council for Science), 5 rue
Auguste Vacquerie, 75016 Paris, FRANCE
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.codata.org/pipermail/codata-international_lists.codata.org/attachments/20211025/ec2a43a5/attachment.html>