Urban FAIRscape at the Urban and Climate Risk Data Lab
This blog post was inspired by the opportunity to join the Urban Risk and Climate Risk Data Lab event hosted by the World Bank Group in Paris, 21st to 22nd May 2026. By Burçak Başbuğ, Shaily Gandhi, Matti Heikkurinen, and Slava Tykhonov. CODATA team at the Urban Risk...
Participation Without Power: Technology Sovereignty, Data Sovereignty and the AI Divide in South Asia
An online side event to the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance. Monday, 6 July 2026, 07:30–08:30 CEST (05:30-06:30 UTC) South Asia wants to build AI — but who controls the infrastructure it runs on? Join this event, led by CODATA Connect, to deliberate on one of the...
June 2026: Publications in the Data Science Journal
Title: Universal Mandates vs. Contextual Realities: A Scoping Review of Ethical Tensions and Power Asymmetries in Global Open Science Author: Mthokozisi Masumbika Ncube, Josiline Chigwada, Patrick Ngulube URL: http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2026-021 Title: FAIR Data in...
Launch of CDIF4EOSC and CDIF v.1.1: an open, public webinar, Thursday 2 July, 15:00-17:00 CEST
The CDIF4EOSC project, coordinated by CODATA and involving 21 partners, was launched on 1 June 2026! Shortly after we released version 1.1 of the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (CDIF), which will provide a baseline for the project work. The distinct approach...
Facilitating progress of citizen data on the SDGs across regions
As 2030 approaches, citizen data are becoming increasingly important for understanding and tracking progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. To explore this further, join the Collaborative on Citizen Data and CODATA for the webinar “Facilitating progress of...
Release of the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (CDIF) Version 1.1
CODATA is pleased to announce that — to coincide with the launch of the CDIF4EOSC project — Version 1.1 of the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (CDIF) has just been released, and can be found at https://cdif.codata.org. Version 1.1 represents a substantial...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO HOST INTERNATIONAL DATA WEEK 2029
International Data Week (IDW) is organised jointly by three leading global data organisations: CODATA advances global collaboration to improve the availability, usability, and stewardship of research data, promoting Open Science across disciplines. Research Data...
May 2026: Publications in the Data Science Journal
Title: Correction: Building Responsible and Sustainable Open Data Literacy Skills for Early Career Researchers: A Decade of the SoRDS Programme Author: Shaily Gandhi, Steve Diggs, Marcela Alfaro Córdoba, Louise Bezuidenhout, Raphael Cobe, Sara El Jadid, Bianca...
CDIF4EOSC is Underway!
The CDIF4EOSC project, coordinated by CODATA, started on 1 June 2026! The distinct approach of the CDIF4EOSC project (CDIF4EOSC: Developing and implementing the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework for EOSC) is to build on the Cross-Domain Interoperability...
Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: May 2026 Edition
El Niño likely to return: the case for early action Climate models point to a likely return of El Niño by mid-2026. Its strength remains uncertain, but waiting for certainty can increase exposure to avoidable losses. History tells the risks; drought, agricultural...