<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-attachment_8588" class="gmail-wp-caption gmail-alignright" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 20px 30px;padding:8px;border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(243,243,243);text-align:center;max-width:96%;float:right;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;width:580px"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8588" class="gmail-wp-image-8588" src="https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/bipm-annonucement.png" alt="" width="570" height="465" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;"><p id="gmail-caption-attachment-8588" class="gmail-wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 4px 5px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Signing of the Joint Statement of Intent. Clockwise from top left: Wynand Louw, CIPM President (on behalf of the BIPM); Mathieu Denis, ISC Science Director and Acting CEO; Barend Mons, CODATA President; Roman Schwartz, CIML President (on behalf of the OIML); Frank Härtig, IMEKO President.</p></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">The BIPM, the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), the Committee on Data of the International Science Council (CODATA), and the International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO) signed a </span><a href="https://www.bipm.org/en/liaison/digital-transformation" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Joint Statement</span></a><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"> of Intent </span><i style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">On the digital transformation in the international scientific and quality infrastructure</span></i><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"> on 30 March 2022. The joint statement provides a platform for the signatory organizations to come together to indicate their support, in a way appropriate to their particular organization, to the development, implementation, and promotion of the SI Digital Framework as part of a wider digital transformation of the international scientific and quality infrastructure. Other international organizations are expected to sign the joint statement in the future. </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">The joint statement is part of an ongoing collaboration, which is essential for the realisation of the FAIR principles. The </span><a href="https://codata.org/initiatives/task-groups/drum/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">CODATA TG on Digital Representation of Units of Measurement (DRUM)</span></a><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"> is playing an important role to rally</span><a href="https://codata.org/initiatives/task-groups/drum/first-briefing-for-the-drum-ambassadors/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"> the International Scientific Unions</span></a><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"> around the issue. Activities include a </span><a href="https://codata.org/initiatives/task-groups/drum/units-of-measurement-for-humans-and-machines/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">manifesto</span></a><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">, a survey of units related activities and a forthcoming ‘call to action’. The DRUM TG forms an important link to the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM) and its Task Group on the Digital SI (CIPM-TG-DSI) which is working to develop and establish a world-wide uniform and secure data exchange format based on the International System of Units (SI). </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.bipm.org/en/liaison/digital-transformation" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration-line:none"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Joint Statement of Intent </b><b style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><i style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">On the digital transformation in the international scientific and quality infrastructure</i></b></a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Prof. J. Ullrich, Chair of the CIPM-TG-DSI, commented that the signing of the joint statement marks a ground-breaking step in transforming the highly successful international scientific and quality infrastructure, with the SI as an anchor of trust, into the era of digitalization.</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Prof. Barend Mons, President of CODATA and one of the original architects of the FAIR Principles, declared that the SI Digital Framework would be a major step to make data more usable by humans and machines. “The machine needs to know unambiguously what it is dealing with, and this cannot happen unless units of measurement are FAIR too.”</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">“All scientists, funders and infrastructure providers need to act to ensure the consistent use of units and their digital representation in all branches of science”, added Dr. Robert Hanisch, Chair of the DRUM TG. “The DRUM Call to Action will be released soon: we urge you to join us and help this transformation!”</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">To further reinforce the CIPM’s commitment to the digital transformation, </span><a href="https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/64811571/Draft-Resolutions-2022.pdf/2e8e53df-7a14-3fc8-8a04-42dd47df1a04?t=1644502962693" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Draft Resolution B</span></a> <i style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">On the global digital transformation and the International System of Units</span></i><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"> will be presented to the 27th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) in November 2022.</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Thanks,</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Asha</span></p><div><br></div>--<div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">___________________________<br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div><br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><b>GOSC DataIO Webinar on the emerging Core Interoperability Framework, 31 March 2022: </b><a href="https://codata.org/registration-open-gosc-dataio-webinar-on-the-emerging-core-interoperability-framework-31-march/" target="_blank">REGISTER NOW</a></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><b>Stewarding ex-CASRAI Assets for the Future: </b><a href="https://codata.org/stewarding-ex-casrai-assets-for-the-future-a-joint-statement-from-codata-eurocris-and-niso/" target="_blank">A joint statement from CODATA, euroCRIS and NISO</a></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><b><br></b></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><b>Call for Presentations and Posters: SciDataCon/IDW 2022:</b> <a href="https://codata.org/call-for-presentations-and-posters-scidatacon-2022-part-of-international-data-week-data-to-improve-our-world/" target="_blank">deadline 25 April 2022</a></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><b>International Data Week 2022:</b> <a href="https://codata.org/international-data-week-2022-registration-open/" target="_blank">Registration Open!</a></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"></div><div><br></div></div></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><a href="https://codata.org/february-2022-publications-in-the-data-science-journal/" target="_blank">February 2022 publications</a> in the <a href="https://datascience.codata.org/" target="_blank">CODATA Data Science Journal</a></div></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><br></div><div><b>Stay in touch with CODATA:</b></div><div></div><div><br></div><div>Stay up to date with CODATA activities: <a href="http://lists.codata.org/mailman/listinfo/codata-international_lists.codata.org" target="_blank">join the CODATA International News list</a></div><div><br></div><div>Looking for training and career opportunities in data science and data stewardship?  <a href="http://lists.codata.org/mailman/listinfo/dat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