Hilary Hanahoe - The Research Data Alliance in a nutshell

The Research Data Alliance (RDA) in a

nutshell

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HILARY HANAHOE

A NATIONAL APPROACH TO OPEN RESEARCH DATA IN IRELAND

8 TH SEPTEMBER 2017

VisionResearchers and innovators openly share data across technologies, disciplines and countries to address the grand challenges of society.

MissionBuild the social and technical bridges that enable open sharing of data.

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Open and effective data sharing is necessary to advance research, innovation, and

economic growth.

The Work of RDA is done by the volunteer communitybuilding the social and technical connections orbridges that come together to form a global datasharing infrastructure.

The Business of RDA is to support that communityand facilitate the building and using the bridges thatenable open sharing of data.


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Who supports RDA?

Supported by international organisations since 2012 & launched in March 2013

6,000+ volunteermembers

43 Organisations8 Affiliates

600+ projects

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What is RDA?RDA is an international member based organization focused on the development of infrastructure and community activities that reduce barriers to data sharing and exchange, and the acceleration of data driven innovation worldwide.

With over 6,000 members globally representing 130 countries, RDA includes researchers, scientists and data science professionals working in multiple disciplines, domains and thematic fields and from different types of organisations across the globe.

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The work of RDA

Members come together through self-formed, volunteer, focussed

Working Groups, exploratory Interest Groups to exchange

knowledge, share discoveries, discuss barriers and potential solutions, explore and define

policies and test as well as harmonise standards to enhance and facilitate global data sharing

& re-use.


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Who can join RDA?Any individual, regardless of profession or discipline, with an interest in reducing the barriers to data sharing and re-use and who agrees to RDA’s guiding principles of:

◦ Openness

◦ Consensus

◦ Balance

◦ Harmonization

◦ Community-driven

◦ Non-profit and technology-neutral

Individual Membership is free @ https://www.rd-alliance.org/user/register

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Why Join RDA as an Individual Member?

Individual Member Benefits◦ Contribute to acceleration of data infrastructure development

◦ Work and share experiences with collaborators throughout the world

◦ Access to extraordinary network of colleagues with various levels of experience, perspectives and practices

◦ Gain greater expertise in data science regardless of whether one is a student, early or seasoned career professional

◦ Enhance the quality and effectiveness of personal work and activities

◦ Improve one’s competitive advantage professionally and positioning oneself for leadership within the broader research community

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Individual RDA Members 6,070


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130 Countries130 Countries

Total RDA community members 6070

Who is RDA?


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Membership breakdown based on 6 macro & 42 sub domains of Science & Technology classification

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RDA Working & Interest Groups

Working Groups◦ develop and implement data

infrastructure, e.g. tools, policy, practices & products that are adopted and used by projects, organizations, and communities

◦ TIMING: 12-18 MONTHS

◦ TOTAL: 30 working groups

https://www.rd-alliance.org/groups

RECOMMENDATIONS: Concrete deliverables - “Running code”, tools, standards, etc.


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Interest Groups◦ focus on solving a specific

data sharing problem and identifying what kind of infrastructure needs to be built.

◦ TIMING: as long as group is active

◦ TOTAL: 58 Interest Groups

OUTPUT: Possibly case statements for new WGs, guidelines, communication

RDA Recommendations

rd-alliance.org/recommendations-outputs

Adopted code, policy, specifications, standards, or practicesthat enable data sharing

“Harvestable” efforts for which 12-18 months of work caneliminate a roadblock

Efforts that have substantive applicability to groups withinthe data community but may not apply to all

Efforts that can start today


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“Create - Adopt - Use”

18 flagship recommendations & outputs with over 75 documented adoption cases in different domains, organisations and countries. 4 EU ICT Technical Specifications (standards) -> public procurement & 5 more in the process.

The European Commission has a flexible approach to standardisation when identifying new ICT technical specifications.

RDA & Standards / ICT Technical Specifications

Research Data Alliance is recognised as an organisation compliant with the requirements to issue ICT Technical Specifications

4 RDA recommendations identified as ICT Technical Specifications (published in Official EC Journal

5 further RDA recommendations currently under approval process

Once identified and approved, these specifications can then be referenced in European public procurement.

Encourage competition, promote interoperability and innovation, and facilitate the provision of cross-border services.

https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/identification-ict-specifications

Scalable Dynamic-data Citation Methodology

Overview: Supports accurate citation of data subjectedto change, for the efficient processing of data andlinking from publications.

Adoption: 10 documented cases including domainspecific examples in environment, forestry,oceanography, biomedicine

Produced by the Data Citation Working Group

Currently in the European ICT Technical Specificationapproval process

RDA Recommendations

rd-alliance.org/recommendations-and-outputs/all-recommendations-and-outputs


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23 Things: Libraries For Research Data An overview ofpractical, free, online resources and tools that users canimmediately take advantage of to incorporate researchdata management into the practice of librarianship.

Produced by the Libraries for Research Data InterestGroup

RDA Supporting Outputs



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Legal Interoperability of Research Data Principles andImplementation Guidelines: a set of principles and practicalimplementation guidelines offered as high-level guidance to allmembers of the research community —the funders, managersof data centers, librarians, archivists, publishers, policymakers,university administrators, individual researchers, and their legalcounsel.

Produced by the Legal Interoperability Interest Group


2013 - 2017

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Organised around the world every 6 months RDA Plenary meetings are exciting & productive events bringing together

a unique community of data science professionals, from multiple disciplines and domains.


RDA Plenary Meetings

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Adopt one of the 18 recommendations Implement one of the 5 supporting outputs Reference ICT technical specifications in procurement & promote

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Benefits for you ….


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RDA in a Nutshell

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RDA Global

Email - [email protected]

Web - www.rd-alliance.org

Twitter - @resdatall

LinkedIn -www.linkedin.com/in/ResearchDataAlliance

Slideshare -http://www.slideshare.net/ResearchDataAlliance

RDA Europe

Email - [email protected]

Twitter - @RDA_Europe

RDA Ireland Web Section

https://www.rd-alliance.org/groups/rda-ireland

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