LEDC state of play in research data management: reports, challenges and perspectives IFLA Building Bridges for Research Data

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1 LEDC state of play in research data management: reports, challenges and perspectives IFLA Building Bridges for Research Data Librarianship: 17 August 2015 Daisy Selematsela (PhD)

2 Outline Historical context National initiatives Data management support Challenges National intervention - RI

3 July st CODATA (Committee on Data for Science & Technology) workshop SENEGAL July 2001 Outcomes- annotated bibliography of Web-based resources Working group on Archiving Scientific Data est. birth of CODATA TG on Preservation of and Access to Scientific and Technical Data in Developing Countries

4 20 21 May 2002 Workshop on Archiving Scientific & Technical Data, Pretoria South Africa Objectives scientific data & information management to advance research Understanding of S&T data archiving at South African Data Archive (SADA) & NRF Advance preliminary plans for proposed CODATA TG on the Preservation and Archiving of S&T Data in Developing Countries Committee on Data for Science & Technology (CODATA) Task Group for Preservation of and Open Access to S&T Data in/for/with Developing Countries (PASTD) established. 70 delegates Africa, Asia, Europe, USA

5 5-7 Sept 2005 Strategies for Permanent Access to Scientific Information in Southern Africa: Focus on Health & Environmental Information for Sustainable Development Objectives sustainable development concern for SADC/Africa Review current status for sharing & archiving scientific information resources SADC region Identify scientific, legal & policy, institutional & economic, technical factors relevant to providing access Identify follow-up activities that can be taken to improve access & preservation 100 delegates Africa, Asia, Europe, USA

6 14 15 May 2007 Data Sources for Sustainable Development in SADC Pretoria, South Africa Objectives: Consider CODATA 2005 Focus on health and environmental Information for Sustainable Development ; Designate SADC officials to support CODATA TG activities; Promote mutual enforcement with the converging goals of ICSU RoA, SADC & NEPAD Secretariats coordinate actions to leverage resources; Est. CODATA TG work plan for 2007/8 Database of Data Resources in Africa (launched Maputo)

7 8 August 2014 International Workshop on Open Data for Science & Sustainability in Developing Countries - developed The NAIROBI Data Sharing Principles for Developing Countries GEO Plenary in Mexico to finalise data sharing guidelines that support this 9 principles (Nov 2015)

8 Progress on collaboration CODATA PASTD (Task Group for Preservation of and Open Access to S&T Data in/for/with Developing Countries) convened series of successful international workshops, training programs on data strategies & policies in developing countries. Collaborative achievements important parts of the global research data sharing infrastructure for science and sustainability.

9 1st output

10 Parallel national initiatives Network of Data and Information Curation Centre (NeDICC) est. Oct 2006 Ministry of Science & Technology commissioned exploratory study (Aug 2007) an exploration of the local & international scene with regard to Research Data Access Policy workshop on Research Data access in South Africa (27 28 Sept 2007) 1st African Digital Curation Conference (12 14 Feb 2008) 5 ADCC held to date.

11 Data management support Grant ICSU (International Council for Science) (2009) World Data Centre for Biodiversity and Human Health in Africa (WDC-BHH) Prototype Completed 2010 Grant ICSU (2012) Network Data Centre for Socio-Economic Sciences in Africa (NDCSEA) Project Underway

12 Progress Network Data Centre for Socio-Economic Sciences in Africa (NDCSEA) workshop (5 th African Digital Scholarship and Curation Conference Durban: South Africa. 29 June 2013 ) Objectives: Data sharing experiences in African countries Policy and higher level mandates that needs to be in place for data management and dissemination services to be effective

13 Achievements Institute of Geographical Sciences & Natural Resources Research of Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGSNRR/CAS) & Jomo Kenyatta (JKUT) jointly established the Global Change Research Data Publishing & Repository (2015) National Research Foundation of SA established the WDC BHH. National Geoinformatics Centre (Ch)donated the Global Land Cover datasets in 30 meters resolution to the United Nations.

14 Challenges Funding and sustainability Technical feasibility and standards Governance Policies Views on Open Data and Data Sharing Accessibility to data African (regional) participation/contribution

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16 National agenda

17 RI expectations In order to achieve this, RI must: Have governance systems that serve the interests of all participants Ensure optimal utilisation, no access barriers for those undertaking meritorious research Provide for comprehensive support for their sustainability, i.e. operation and maintenance. Give due regard to the whole-of-life costing Make provision for periodic reviews to critically assess the need for continuation of the RI under consideration

18 Identified RInfrastructures

19 Priority criteria for RI Alignment with national priorities Alignment with key & emerging research strengths Linkages with international activities Strength & enthusiasm of champion/team Complexity of anticipated governance Social and/or economic impact Size and multi- disciplinarity Robust ICT and data plan

20 What does this tell us? There is an appetite among the research community for a national RI Long term base line funding & Government support Behaviour /culture shift towards sharing, collaboration and service Skills training and experience necessary (few researchers have required skills and their career prospects do not encourage their development) Structured process necessary to coordinate RIs that transverse ministries African science bi-laterals through ICSU Regional Office for Africa

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