CODATA Capacity Building Activities

Simon HodsonExecutive Director CODATA

www.codata.org/blogexecdir@codata.org@simonhodson99

GEO Work Plan Symposium, Capacity Building Side EventWMO, Geneva

Thursday 1 May 2014

CODATA Strategic Plan

1. Policy frameworks for data: take the lead in defining a policy agenda for scientific data.• Data Policy Committee. Provide authority and support for data

policy issues, addressing national, international, disciplinary and legal issues.

2. Frontiers in data science and technology: coordinate work in key frontiers of data science and interdisciplinary application areas.• CODATA workshop series on Frontiers of Data Science and

Technology: looking to partner other organisations and build on work of task groups.

• Capacity building activities: curriculum framework for data science, global outreach activities.

• International Science Data Conference, with WDS, New Delhi 2-5 Nov 2014: http://www.scidatacon.org

• Task Groups http://www.codata.org/taskgroups/index.html ; Data Science Journal.

3. Data strategies for international science: support major ICSU scientific programmes like Future Earth to address data management needs.

Research Data and Developing Countries: Challenges, Opportunities

Concerned with data as the material for research and as the output of research. Manifold challenges: lack of technical infrastructure, human infrastructure and resource.

Development of technical infrastructure and adoption of standards must go hand in hand with development of appropriate policy and advocacy.

Lack of national policy and also lack of institutional, organisational policy (which may be even more significant).

Human factors (skills, awareness, open attitudes) are extremely important. Lack of awareness of OA opportunities and benefits (for literature and for data). Strong sense of proprietary ownership around data; lack of confidence leads to reluctance

to share. Major Workshop and Report from US National Academy of Sciences The Case for International

Sharing of Scientific Data: A Focus on Developing Countries: Proceedings of a Symposium: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=17019

Set of papers on Compelling Benefits Integrated disaster research (particularly forecasting and modelling of risk). Raises

challenges of data sharing concerns (security), data quality (the way in which data are collected), data integration (wide diversity of data types and research methodologies are necessary).

CODATA TG Activities

CODATA Response is to explore technical solutions and standards, but above all emphasis the human infrastructure, raise awareness of standards, need for policies, benefits of data availability and the skills necessary.

Task Groups of Relevance include: Global Roads Data Development: refining Global

Roads OA Data Set, developing catalogue and testing techniques for automated extraction of data from remote sensing data sources.

Linked Open Data for Global Disaster Risk Research: Recent workshop in Sanya, China with Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) programme, producing White Paper on use of LOD.

Preservation of and Access to Scientific and Technical Data in/for/with Developing Countries (PASTD)

Areas of activity: PASTD Task Group; Training Activities; Early Career Researchers, Data Policy Committee

PASTD Activities

CODATA Task Groups offer seed money only, helps coordinate and target activity. CODATA brings to the table a network of motivated and expert data scientists. Series of workshops on data access and preservation issues in developing countries.

Asia: Beijing, China 2003, 2004, 2006; Shanghai, China 2008; Tibet, 2012; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (2008, 2010); Malaysia (2015 in planning)

Africa: Pretoria, South Africa (2002, 2007); Nairobi, Kenya (2014 in planning) South America: Sao Paulo, Brazil (2007); Havana, Cuba (2009); Bogota, Colombia (2013).

Partnerships with international organisations: IAP (International Academy Panel), Asia Science Council, APN (Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Studies), UNESCO.

CODATA partnered in IAP International Issues Program on Digital Knowledge Resources and Infrastructure in Developing Countries. Developed a ‘toolkit’ for setting up Institutional Repositories.

Importance of partnership with local institutions and organisations. Practical methodology, focusses on open data as a common necessary factor in scientific

discovery and scientific application (key elements of the knowledge economy). Training workshop focuses on awareness raising, general data management and archiving

principles, specific technical aspects (e.g. use of GIS).

Data and Development

International Workshop on Open Data for Science and Sustainability in Developing Countries, Nairobi, Kenya, 4-8 August 2014: http://www.codata-pastd.org

Organised by longstanding PASTD Task Group. Communication and Information Committee, World Federation of Engineering Organization

(WFEO-CIC), Ministry of Communication and Information of Kenya (MCIK) and UNESCO. Two-day training workshop for young scientists in good data management practice, 4-5 Aug. Main workshop, 6-8 Aug:

Promote long-term preservation, archiving, and open access to scientific and technical data with respect to sustainability goals and coordinating international research programmes such as Future Earth.

Develop and endorse a set of principles and guidelines for preservation of and open access to research data in developing counties.

Early Career Data Professionals

Special commitment and activity of CODATA to provide a focus for attention on needs and development of Young/Early Career Data Professionals.

Specific focus on data: promote value of data and data skills among young researchers world wide.

Showcasing of activity at biannual Conference; forum for articulating aspirations and concerns. Developed Declaration at 2010 CODATA Conference,

South Africa ‘Building and strengthening a new generation of African young scientists and scholars’.

Hypothecating resource for activities Curriculum framework for data science; Promote training development and explore mechanisms

for accreditation; Draw attention to career path issues for ECDPs Facilitating collaboration, developing regional activities

(particularly training).

CODATA Training in Big Data ScienceBeijing, 4-20 June 2014

Training Workshop for young researchers, research leaders and managers of research institutes; deadline 16 April: http://www.codata.org/blog

CODATA Big Data WorkshopBeijing, 8-9 June 2014

Aim and Objectives to create an international and cross-disciplinary

awareness of the wide and diverse activities underway in the science-related Big Data sphere;

to establish and foster ongoing coordination and collaboration for international, interdisciplinary research programmes, such as IRDR and Future Earth, on Big Data issues;

to identify ways in which a CODATA Working Group on Big Data for International Science programmes can contribute.

Outcomes Proceedings and high profile articles. Position statement or white paper on Big Data for

International Sciences Programmes.

http://codata.org/blog/2014/03/25/codata-workshop-on-big-data-for-international-scientific-programmes-challenges-and-opportunities/

www.SciDataCon2014.orgNew Delhi 2-5 Nov 2014

SciDataCon2014

Data Sharing and Integration for Global Sustainability: http://www.scidatacon2014.org

1. Dynamic Planet;

2. Global Development;

3. Transformation towards Sustainability;

4. Data Science and Services.• Cross-Cutting Data Themes: http://www.scidatacon2014.org/submissions

1. Data sharing, integration and interoperability;

2. Big Data science and engineering;

3. Development and sustainability of data services;

4. Scientific data for decision making and policy;

5. International collaboration on research data. Deadline for abstracts and sessions, 25 May: http://www.scidatacon2014.org/submissions

Challenges

How to build more systematically on these various initiatives? Opportunities for collaboration and coordination? Curriculum framework in data science? Or at least for these various interventions? Call for Task Groups: http://bit.ly/CODATA-TG-CFP Training in Big Data for Science, Beijing 4-20 June 2014: http://www.codata.org/blog International Workshop in Kenya, 4-8 August 2014: http://www.codata-pastd.org SciDataCon 2014, New Delhi, 2-5 November 2014: http://www.scidatacon2014.org

Thank for your attention!

CODATA Blog: http://codata.org/blog/ SciDataCon 2014: http://www.scidatacon2014.org/Call for Task Groups: http://bit.ly/CODATA-TG-CFP

Simon HodsonExecutive Director CODATA

www.codata.org/blog Email: execdir@codata.orgTwitter: @simonhodson99

Tel (Office): +33 1 45 25 04 96 | Tel (Cell): +33 6 86 30 42 59CODATA (ICSU Committee on Data for Science and Technology), 5 rue

Auguste Vacquerie, 75016 Paris, FRANCE

Data Principles for Future Earth

Data principles proposed by CODATA and WDS.

1. Excellence in Data Management: data generated and modified in Future Earth, and associated research products—such as code—will be managed throughout the research lifecycle in accordance with good practice.

2. Openness and Protection: data, and other research products, generated and modified in Future Earth will be made as openly available as possible, with minimum delay and at minimum cost, while respecting relevant international legal instruments, national policies and legislation for the protection of personal, sensitive and commercial data;

3. Integrity and Legacy: data, and other research products, generated and modified in Future earth will be discoverable, accessible, intelligible and reusable, in the short and long term, and will therefore be selected appropriately, quality-assessed, furnished with appropriate metadata, machine readable licences, and maintained in trusted digital repositories.

Included recommendation to use DCC’s DMP Online.

CODATA National Committees

CODATA Membership is largely national, so National Committees play an important role.

What are the benefits of having a CODATA National Committee? National forum and coordination (policy,

standards, data issues, young researchers…) Forum for national stakeholders (research

funders, National Academies, research institutions, data centres, learned societies, research libraries, etc)

Engagement with CODATA International and other countries.

Network effect of collaboration, exchanges between National Committees

Strong and active national committees provide good examples for other countries.

Strong CODATA National Committees

CODATA China: http://www.codata.cn/en/enindex.asp

CODATA US under auspices of BRDI NAS:

http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/brdi/PGA_046807

CODATA US-China Workshop, 2006