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Global Collaboration, European Implementation: RDA Europe driving Open Science Liise Lehtsalu Senior Science Officer, RDA Europe
What is the RDA? The Research Data Alliance (RDA) is an international member-based organisation focused on the development of infrastructure and community activities that reduce barriers to data sharing and accelerate data-driven innovation worldwide. 16,000+ members 150+ countries Researchers, scientists, data professionals Different disciplines, domains, thematic fields
RDA Europe aims to inspire, cultivate and support European communities, organisations and individuals, to develop and implement globally agreeable solutions, and to enable open sharing and re-use of data. Who we are ✔ Facilitating Europe-wide efforts to address data interoperability ✔ Internationalisation of European solutions and initiatives ✔ Providing training to research data professionals ✔ Facilitation, Communications and Landscape analysis support to RDA WGs (and beyond) What we do
RDA Outputs and Recommendations: Global solutions | European impact RDA’s flagship outputs and the equivalent of “specifications” or “standards” that other organisations create and endorse. Recommendations RDA outputs that originate from RDA groups, but are not always adoptable by other organisations. These outputs can be reviewed by the RDA member community and approved to use the RDA Brand. Supporting Outputs Workshop reports, published articles, survey results, etc. produced by RDA groups and posted on the RDA website upon request by groups, but without any level of endorsement. Other Outputs https://www.rd-alliance.org/recommendations-and-outputs/catalogue
Outputs in Action: Spotlight on DMPs Argos adopted the RDA DMP Common Standard to align its practices with the global research data community and to maximise information exchange between other DMP tool providers. Haplo adopts the RDA Common Standard for Machine-Actionable Data Management Plans Norwegian Centre for Research Data adopts RDA DMP Common Standard for Machine-actionable Data Management Plans Recommendation EOSC Nordic adopts the RDA Common Standard Metadata Application Profile Implementing the RDA DMP Common Standard on the Argos tool for maDMPs Embedding Research Data Management plans in ethics approval and funding application processes NSD DMP – enabling long-term preservation and sharing of research data Enabling Machine Actionability Of Data Management Plans Content contribution by Ryan O’Connor, RDA TIGER Senior Facilitator Get involved now: 1. Common API for maDMP WG 2. Active Data Management Plans IG
RDA Adoption & Implementation Stories Recommendations https://www.rd-alliance.org/adoption-stories/ ✓ Adopted code, policy, specifications, standards, or practices that enable data sharing ✓ “Harvestable” efforts for which 12-18 months of work can eliminate a roadblock ✓ Efforts that have substantive applicability to groups within the data community but may not apply to all ✓ Efforts that can start today “Create - Adopt - Use” Over 200 adoptions
