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<p><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">*Apologies
for cross-posting*</span></p>
<p>European researchers, data service and infrastructure providers
and private sector representatives are invited to join the
discussion on the role of research data in the Data Economy
context and the RDA contribution to the different Data Economy
building blocks at the upcoming <b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://rd-alliance.org/rdaeu-data-innov-forum-2018">RDA
EU Data Innovation Forum</a></b>, 30 January 2018, Brussels.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://rd-alliance.org/rdaeu-data-innov-forum-2018">https://rd-alliance.org/rdaeu-data-innov-forum-2018</a>.<br>
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<p>The goal of the event is to collect and converge the different
perspectives and push forward new innovative ideas in the overall
context of the challenges and opportunities of the European Data
Economy and data-driven innovation in Europe mapped to ongoing
activities or future challenges to be addressed by RDA WGs &
IGs. <br>
<br>
The event is structured on around 3 core sessions: <br>
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<ul>
<li><b>Finding a common ground: Industry, research data and the EU
Data Economy</b> - Discussing challenges for research and
industry data in the context of the European Data Economy,
common ground and points of convergence</li>
<li><b>Facilitating data management, sharing & re-use – RDA
Technical & social bridges/solutions</b> - The session
will be dedicated to presenting RDA cross-sector research and
Industry solutions, implementation and use cases, lessons
learned.</li>
<li><b>Opportunities to shape future data research - blockchain,
what is it for and its limitation</b> - Panel to discuss a
selection of topics where research and industry meet and how
these can be incorporated in the current or future agenda of the
RDA and the RDA groups</li>
</ul>
<p><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://rd-alliance.org/registration-rdaeu-data-innov-forum-2018"><b>REGISTRATION
NOW</b></a> - it is free of charge and open to all:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://rd-alliance.org/registration-rdaeu-data-innov-forum-2018">https://rd-alliance.org/registration-rdaeu-data-innov-forum-2018</a><br>
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We will be joined by industry representatives as well as RDA
community drivers: <br>
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<ul>
<li><b>Paolo Budroni</b>, Vienna University of Technology: Data
Management Policies for SMEs</li>
<li><b>Anna Garcia Robles</b>, Secretary General of Big Data Value
Association (BDVA): Data Management at large scale</li>
<li><b>Irina Kupiainen</b>, CSC - IT Center for Science, RDA EU
Statement on the EU Data Economy</li>
<li><b>Peter McQuilton</b>, Biosharing.org / University of Oxford:
FAIRsharing registry</li>
<li><b>Edwin Morley Fletcher</b>, Lynkeus: Applying blockchain in
Health sector</li>
<li><b>Stefano Nativi</b>, CNR-IIA & JRC - Brokering
governance </li>
<li><b>Monique Morrow</b>: Strategy for blockchain in data-driven
applications</li>
<li><b>Andreas Rauber</b>, Vienna University of Technology: Data
Citation</li>
<li><b>Raphael Ritz</b>, Max Planck Society: Data Foundation &
Terminology</li>
<li><b>Visa Vallivaara</b>, VTT: Blockchain technologies</li>
<li><b>Peter Wittenburg</b>, Max Planck Society: Short
Introduction of blockchain and its possible role in IoT data
trading</li>
</ul>
<u><br>
Venue</u>: The Hotel Brussels, Boulevard de Waterloo 38, 1000 <br>
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Hope to see you there! <br>
Please don't hesitate to let us know if you require information
regarding the agenda or event participation. <br>
<br>
Kind regards, <br>
Timea <br>
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