1. THE CODATA STRATEGIC PLAN 2013-2018
Geophysical observatories, multifunctional GIS and data mining
30 September - 3 October 2013, Kaluga, Russia
THE CODATA STRATEGIC PLAN
John Broome
CODATA Treasurer
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2. CODATA
Created by ICSU in 1966 as an interdisciplinary body focused on scientific and technical data.
CODATA is an influential voice in national and international policy regarding scientific data management and a focal point for international, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and communication on key scientific data issues.
CODATA has made significant contributions to:
The improvement of scientific data development, analysis, and visualization in key fields.
The overall advancement and application of science internationally.
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3. CODATA’s Mission
To strengthen international science for the benefit of society by promoting improved scientific and technical data management and use.
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4. CODATA’s Leadership President: Prof. Huadong GUO (China)
Vice President: Prof. Takashi GOJOBORI  (Japan)
Vice President: Prof. Fedor KUZNETSOV (Russia)
Secretary General: Sara GRAVES (USA)
Treasurer: John BROOME (Canada)
Executive Director: Simon HODSON (France)
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5. New Executive Director
This summer Dr. Simon Hodson joined CODATA as Executive Director.
Simon brings with him extensive data science expertize and is well equipped to support CODATA in the implementation of the new strategic plan.
Simon is an active Twitter user and recently establish a CODATA Blog.
Simon can be cantacted at
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6. CODATA Executive Committee
Prof. Niv AHITUV (Israel) 
Prof. Alok BHATTACHARYA (India) Bonnie CARROLL (USA) Prof. Hiro-o HAMAGUCHI (Japan) Dr. Der-Tsai LEE (Academy of Sciences located in Taipei, China) Refiloe MABASO (South Africa) Mark THORLEY (UK) Mary ZBOROWSKI (Canada) 
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7. Key Research Data Challenges
Developing data science as a discipline.
Ensuring that data are openly accessible by default, but with clarity about the limits of openness.
Improvement of the international research data infrastructure.
Life-cycle management of data of ever increasing volume and complexity.
Effectively linking data to publications, systematic citation of data; and ensuring researchers receive credit.
Provision and harmonization of data policy instruments to support multidisciplinary research initiatives.
Integration and analysis of physical and social sciences data to address key global problems.
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8. CODATA’s Strategic Plan
In order to address these research data challenges and guide and prioritize its activities, the CODATA Executive Committee prepares a Strategic plan every 5 years.
The current Strategic Plan was recently released and is accessible on the CODATA website.
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9. Three Cross-cutting Strategic Initiatives
Policy and Institutional Frameworks for Data
CODATA will establish a Data Policy Committee of international experts to provide expertise to Future Earth, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR), and other ICSU initiatives; and lead forums on open access and OECD guidelines and principles.
2) Frontiers in Data Science and Technology
CODATA will focus its activities on data frontiers more strategically through task groups, workshops, and initiatives such as the ongoing work on nanomaterials.
3) Data Strategies for International Science
CODATA will also move to formalize its relationship with ICSU Unions, the World Data System (WDS), the Research Data Alliance (RDA), GEO, and other international initiatives, and standards bodies
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10. 1) Policy and Institutional Frameworks for Data
Through its broad network of international multidisciplinary data policy experts, CODATA is uniquely positioned to provide comprehensive and objective data policy advice.
CODATA will establish a Data Policy Committee of international experts to provide expertise to Future Earth, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR), and other ICSU initiatives;
The Data Policy Committee will :
Initiate and lead forums on open access, research funder policies, legislative frameworks, good practice, open data agenda.
Promote publicly access to the outputs of publicly funded research to achieve greater return on investments through reuse of research data.
Build on OECD principles.
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11. 2) Frontiers in Data Science and Technology
CODATA will target data frontiers through activities such as:
Continue current activities: nanotechnology, data for sustainable development, approaches to data recovery.
Convene with WDS an international Science Data Conference: “SciDataCon 2014” - New Delhi, 2-5 Nov
Selection and support of selected task and working Groups (e.g. Young Data Scientists).
Reinvigorate the CODATA Data Science Journal.
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12. 3) Data Strategies for International Science
CODATA will provide data management support (including infrastructure, policies, processes, standards) to major scientific programs such as:
1) Integrated Research on Disaster Risk
2) Future Earth
CODATA will take a leadership role in developing productive partnerships with ICSU Unions, the World Data System (WDS), the Research Data Alliance (RDA), GEO, and other international initiatives, and standards bodies.
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13. CODATA Data Policy Committee
Core membership:
Mark Thorley (NERC, chair),
Paul Uhlir (US, NAS),
Tyng-Ruey Chuang (Academia Sinica, Taipei),
Usha Munshi (Indian Statistical Institute).
Call for members and expansion to international experts.
Activities:
Prepare model data policies and engage in validation and iteration with internal and external stakeholders.
Apply international multidisciplinary perspective to policy making.
Helps CODATA address national expert agenda setting activity.
Addresses ICSU initiatives: Future Earth, ‘Report on Open Access and metrics for evaluation’.

14. On Data Policies…
Important to think about how communities reach agreements, relationship between practitioners and policy makers…
An expression of a Social Contract “This is how we conduct research”
… also a contract: “This is what is expected in return for research funding…”
Different types of data policies:
International governmental principles (OECD)
Funders (US, UK, EC, Allianz)
International research initiatives (IPY,, GEOSS)
Journal editorial boards (Dryad JDAP)
Research institutions (Universities)

15. Data Policy Principles: OECD
Builds on 2004 OECD Declaration on Access to Research Data from Public Funding entID=157&Lang=en&Book=False
2007 OECD Principles and Guidelines for Access to Research Data from Public Funding:
Data outputs of publicly funded research should be openly available with as little restriction and cost as necessary.
Asserts principles of Openness, Flexibility, Transparency, Legal Conformity, Protection of Intellectual Property, Formal Responsibility, Professionalism, Interoperability, Quality, Security, Efficiency, Accountability, Sustainability.

16. Data Citation, Standards and Practices
Co-Chairs: Christine Borgman, Jan Brase, Sarah Callaghan; Consultant: Paul Uhlir; see
Involvement of a range of key organisations and experts.
Major Report Out of Cite, Out of Mind to be released in September 2013
Forceful set of ‘First Principles’ for data citation:
Status of Data: Data citations should be accorded the same importance in the scholarly record as the citation of other objects.
Attribution: Citations should facilitate giving scholarly credit and legal attribution to all parties responsible for those data.
Persistence: Citations should be as durable as the cited objects.
Access: Citations should facilitate access to data by humans and by machines.
Discovery: Citations should support the discovery of data and their documentation.
Provenance: Citations should facilitate the establishment of provenance of data.
Granularity: Citations should support the finest grained description necessary to identify the data.
Verifiability: Citations should contain information sufficient to identify the data unambiguously.
Metadata Standards: Citations should employ widely accepted metadata standards.
Flexibility: Citation methods should be sufficiently flexible to accommodate the variant practices among communities.

17. Strategy Implementation
CODATA has developed a scientific agenda based on both “bottom up” and “top down” considerations.
“Bottom up” initiatives are solicited through the CODATA Task Group system.
“Top down” initiatives respond to specific requirements and opportunities identified by ICSU, CODATA’s members, and the Executive Committee.
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18. What can CODATA do for You?
A membership organization, members get out what they put it …
CODATA is uniquely international and multidisciplinary with expertize in both physical and social sciences/humanities data policy.
CODATA offers both a voice/community for data scientists and those interested in data and ……. expertize to initiatives needing support and expertise to address their data challenges.
Isn’t the “data space” a crowded area ???? CODATA works closely with WDS and RDA to avoid overlap and ensure collaboration.
CODATA is keen to engage with international scientific unions, multidisciplinary initiatives, and organizations.
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