News from the World Data System & Partners |
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WDS 2025-2027 Action Plan |
The World Data System is excited to announce the release of its 2025-2027 Action Plan. This plan outlines strategic initiatives and key objectives that will guide WDS’s efforts over the next three years, aiming to enhance global data management and sharing practices.
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On 25 February, the Australian Research Data Commons hosted the “International Data Week 2025: Benefits and Opportunities” webinar to guide attendees on how to navigate the IDW2025 program.
Visit the Webinar Archive page to watch the recording and view the published slides.
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World Data System is Now on Bluesky |
We are thrilled to announce that the World Data System has joined Bluesky! Stay connected with us and get the latest updates from our offices:
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Call for Survey Participation Closing |
Only a few days left to participate in the first phase of the Delphi survey on the value-added benefits of data repositories that was launched by the World Data System (WDS) and its Scientific Committee in mid-February! This study aims to demonstrate the importance of repositories in the scientific community by highlighting their role in research data management and the need for recurring investment to maintain and enhance these services.
We are actively seeking participants from five stakeholder categories: funders, researchers, digital infrastructure providers, policy-makers, and journal publishers. If you belong to one of these groups, please click on this link to complete the first survey round, which will take approximately 30-60 minutes.
The deadline for this first phase of the survey will end on 24 March 2025.
For questions or comments, contact ito-director@oceannetworks.ca.
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Four Weeks to Go! Call for Sessions, Presentations, and Posters: SciDataCon 2025, part of IDW 2025 |
Do not miss your chance to present your work at the top scientific conference on the frontiers of data in research: SciDataCon25!
We invite session proposals as well as abstracts for presentations andposters at International Data Week's SciDataCon 2025: Data for PositiveChange taking place 13-16 October in Brisbane, Australia.
The deadline for proposals for sessions and individual presentations is 23:59 AEST (Brisbane timezone) on Tuesday 15 April 2025. The deadline for posters is 23:59 AEST on Thursday 15 May 2025.
There are only 4 weeks left to submit abstracts for sessions, presentations, or posters. To submit an abstract, you should sign up and create an account in the SciDataCon conference system.
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Final Call: Enter the Koala Competition for a Chance to Win Free IDW2025 Registration
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We can’t wait to welcome you to Brisbane, but before you visit, we want to see the IDW 2025 koala in your home country! Take a picture of yourself with a koala in front of a famous landmark or even just your favorite spot in your hometown or home country.
You will go into the drawing to win one of two complimentary full registrations to IDW 2025. One of the winners will be chosen by the IDW 2025 Organizing Committee and the other will be a People’s Choice Award, both will be awarded in early 2025. The shortlisted entries will be featured in a future ezine where delegates will be able to vote for our People’s Choice Winner.
Learn more about how to enter here.
Submission deadline: 1 April 2025
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On 25 February, the Australian Research Data Commons hosted the “International Data Week 2025: Benefits and Opportunities” webinar to guide attendees on how to navigate the IDW2025 program.
Visit the Webinar Archive page to watch previous recordings and view published slides.
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Events and Workshop Announcements |
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FAIR Implementation Workshop: OAIS version 3 - What does it mean for repositories? |
The FAIR Implementation Workshop continues with “OAIS version 3 – What does it mean for repositories?”. The Open Archival Information System (OAIS) is essential to organize long term preservation at digital repositories.
This workshop is open to all but intended for those working in data repositories and data service providers. Basic knowledge on OAIS is desired, for example see the introduction to OAIS or the overview of the recent update. Registration for the workshop is free but mandatory.
Date: 24 March
Time: 15:30 – 17:00 CET
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Workshop to cocreate an ECR Research Integrity toolkit |
Sense about Science is collaborating with Taylor & Francis to produce a Research Integrity (RI) toolkit aimed at equipping ECRs with explainers and guidance on key RI issues so that you can both embed RI into research design and speak confidently about these issues in the public conversation about science and research.
Date: 27 March 2025
Time: 10:00 to 12:00 UTC
ECR’s from all disciplines are invited to participate in this workshop. The workshop is formatted as a small group discussion; no preparation necessary.
If you are interested in participating, express your interest by emailing Dr. Nita Pillai below.
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| International Science Council Centre for Science Futures Webinar |
The ISC Centre for Science Futures will be presenting on the Science Systems Futures project, followed by case studies from experts, and closing with an open discussion. The launch event is open to everyone who is interested in this topic. Participants can expect to learn from international experts about:
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- Challenges and opportunities faced by countries in adopting AI
- The influence of international frameworks on AI applications in science
- Practical tools and strategies for integrating AI into research ecosystems
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Date: 3 April 2025
Time: 14:00-15:30 UTC
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The Fair Digital Objects Forum (FDOF) will be hosting a workshop for researchers in the field of solid earth science to consider future perspectives of data infrastructure development. Two European Plate Observing System (EPOS) experts will discuss the many practical challenges that need to be overcome when integrating data from so many data providers and sub communities to offer an integrated dataspace in the domain of solid earth science and some services for researchers. Their presentation will give insight about the challenges experienced research infrastructure builders are faced with.
Date: 7 April 2025
Time: 13:00 UTC
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How do global scholarly communicators approach policy and initiatives that affect their research infrastructures? Join the WDS Member ICSTI for a webinar on 22 April to find out!
The ICSTI Impact Forum is a virtual webinar opportunity for ICSTI members and guests. At this event, subject-matter experts offer talks on ICSTI’s current work and perspectives on global STI topics. Each meeting also includes time for open discussion with IIF speakers. The 2025 IIF topic will be Global Perspectives on Open Science: Policy Driven Research Infrastructures. Stay tuned to icsti.org and follow them on X and LinkedIn for updates.
Date: 22 April 2025
Time: 9:00 UTC
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Make an Impact: Calls for Papers and Providing Feedback |
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Final Call for Feedback: SDG Classifier Demonstrator |
The SDG Classifier Demonstrator is a tool designed to support publishers in aligning with the goals of the SDG Publishers Compact, which encourages categorizing published content to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The SDG Classifier uses a pre-configured algorithm to evaluate content against specific SDG targets, then returns the number and name of all SDGs that the text matches. Stakeholders and publishers are invited to test the tool with sample data and offer feedback.
Feedback Deadline: 30 March 2025
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Call for Proposals: Processing and Securing Research Data in Collaboration with Text+ |
Text+ is part of the German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) with the goal of establishing a distributed research data infrastructure for humanities research data. This call aims to continuously expand the offerings of data and services provided by Text+ and make them available to the research community long-term.
Deadline for submissions: 31 March 2025
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| Launch and Call for Papers of New Oral Archives Journal (OAr) |
The first issue of the new open access, peer-reviewed Oral Archives Journal (OAr), published by Firenze University Press and USiena Press, has been released. The journal is dedicated to all the aspects of oral archives –from their creation to their dissemination and reuse– and aims to foster collaboration and exchange among scholars, researchers, and cultural institutions dealing with oral sources. The journal's collaboration with the CLARIN-IT consortium further strengthens its potential to contribute to the advancement of research and the preservation of oral heritage. The call for papers for the second issue is currently open.
Manuscript submission deadline: 31 March 2025
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Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS) Program |
The FAIROS Program is accepting proposals for funding. It supports a broad range of transformative open science activities including but not limited to:
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Research, education, and socio-technical cyberinfrastructure development capacities that advance sustainable multi-disciplinary findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable (FAIR) research data management (RDM) and open science capabilities
- Piloting new models of scientific communication and publication that improve efficiency and accessibility
- Developing FAIROS data portals, research data commons, RDM as a national service
- Lowering barriers to accessing, curating, integrating, linking, managing, sharing, and storing data across many disciplinary domains, irrespective of data size.
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FAIROS proposals must select one of two tracks to focus on, either: 1) Disciplinary Improvements to targeted scientific communities, or 2) Cross-Cutting Improvements that apply to many or most scientific disciplines.
The FAIROS Program is undertaken in support of the US National Science Foundation (NSF) Public Access Initiative.
Proposal submissions are due 9 April 2025.
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Career Development and Job Opportunites |
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Applications Now Open: Helsinki Digital Humanities Hackathon 2025 |
The 10th anniversary of the award-winning hackathon offers an exciting chance to collaborate and innovate. The CLARIN and DARIAH summer school will be organized as an in-person event. Participation is free to all accepted participants, and bursaries for travel and lodging are offered.
5 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits may be gained from participating in the hackathon. Save the date!
Application Deadline: 12 April 2025
Event Date: 14–23 May 2025
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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| New Humanities and cultural Heritage Open Science Cloud Training Environment |
Create a free account, access the platform, and browse available courses!
The Humanities and cultural Heritage Italian Open Science Cloud (H2IOSC) Training Environment platform was developed to address the growing need for a structured and accessible system to manage and deliver educational content, particularly for modular and reusable digital learning resources. Students can enroll independently in open-access and restricted-access courses, the latter requiring a code provided by the instructor. Courses will be offered in Italian and English.
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DS4E Hiring for Two Positions |
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