Research Data Alliance (RDA): Global Public Asset and Community for Data Sharing
The Research Data Alliance (RDA) is a global, public asset facilitating open sharing and re-use of data across technologies, disciplines, and nations. Established in response to the need for enhanced data infrastructure, RDA fosters collaboration and consensus among researchers and innovators to address societal challenges. With guiding principles of openness, inclusivity, and community-driven initiatives, RDA has seen significant growth over the years, with a diverse membership base and numerous outputs. Explore how RDA serves as a strategic hub for advancing data science and promoting best practices in data management and research globally.
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The Research Data Alliance (RDA): a global, public asset The Research Data Alliance (RDA): a global, public asset Hilary Hanahoe, RDA Secretary General
Vision & Mission Vision: Researchers and innovators openly share and re-use data across technologies, disciplines, and countries to address the grand challenges of society. Mission: RDA builds the social and technical bridges that enable open sharing and re-use of data.
Guiding Principles OPENNESS CONSENSUS INCLUSIVITY HARMONIZATION COMMUNITY-DRIVEN NON-PROFIT AND TECHNOLOGY-NEUTRAL
Back to the Future In 2010 Both funding and research communities recognized the need for more and better infrastructure to support data-driven research efforts around the world. that the growing gap between research exploration and enabling data infrastructure would slow the advancement of innovation if not better addressed.
2023 2023 10 YEARS OF 10 YEARS OF RDA GLOBAL RDA GLOBAL COM M UNITY COM M UNITY 2019 2019 9,500 M EM BERS, 85 M EM BERS, 85 GROUPS, 32 GROUPS, 32 OUTPUTS OUTPUTS 9,500 7 2015 2015 3,500 M EM BERS, 51 M EM BERS, 51 GROUPS, 12 GROUPS, 12 OUTPUTS OUTPUTS 3,500 5 JAN 2022 JAN 2022 12,350+ 12,350+ M EM BERS, 90 M EM BERS, 90 GROUPS, 60 GROUPS, 60 OUTPUTS OUTPUTS M ARCH 2013 M ARCH 2013 RESEARCH RESEARCH DATA ALLIANCE DATA ALLIANCE LAUNCHED LAUNCHED 300 M EM BERS, 300 M EM BERS, 14 GROUPS 14 GROUPS 2010 2010 2012 GLOBAL GLOBAL FUNDERS FUNDERS AGREED & AGREED & ALIGNED ALIGNED 2012 3 1 2021 2021 11,500 M EM BERS, 94 M EM BERS, 94 GROUPS, 50 GROUPS, 50 OUTPUTS OUTPUTS 11,500 4 2017 2017 6,400 M EM BERS, 87 M EM BERS, 87 GROUPS, 18 GROUPS, 18 OUTPUTS OUTPUTS 6,400 https://www.rd-alliance.org/about-rda 6
The RDA Family Individuals Organisations Nations / Regions (12,350+) (71) (30+) one of the few places where researchers and data managers / information professionals directly interact and collaborate to develop solutions and best practices a strategic think tank to enhance a constructive dialogue and collaboration on themes relevant to data science and to present the latest research results in many areas Create groups, collaborate & generate outputs a global perspective to assist in sharing best practices, experiences and common needs to achieve efficiency and reduce duplication of efforts Adopt, Implement, Customise Localise (linguistically & culturally), network,
The HEART of RDA: 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: 53 Interest Groups Communities of Practice Domain / disciplinary focus, coordination and awareness raising role. Umbrella group TIMING: as long as CoP is active (review every 18 months) TOTAL: 1 CoP on Agricultural Data Working Groups develop and implement tools, policy, practices & products for data management that are adopted and used by projects, organisations, communities TIMING: 12-18 MONTHS TOTAL: 36 Working Groups RECOMMENDATIONS: Concrete deliverables - Running code , tools, standards, etc. OUTPUT: Possibly case statements for new WGs, guidelines, best practice, etc. OUTPUT: New WGs & IGs, bridge building across RDA and externally. 04/04/2025 8 rd-alliance.org @resdatall | @hilaryhanahoe
RDA focus areas: a sample The FAIR Agenda Training and Data Management Planning Semantics, Ontology, Standardisation Data Infrastructures - Organisational to Global Data Lifecycles - Versioning, Provenance, and Reward Professional Networking and Social Aspects Discipline Focused Data Issues Policy alignment, policy development
RDA in Practice: Funders RDA Funders Forum RDA Funders Interest Group International, neutral forum for funder to - funder discussions Networking & bilaterials opportunity Insights from RDA governance & community Presentation of Outputs & Recommendations substantiate their engagement with RDA be fully aligned with the RDA principles of openness, harmonization and being community-driven. significant value-added contribution to the RDA community as a vehicle for open discussion of policy-driven topics Research Funders and Stakeholders on Open Research and Data Management Policies and Practices IG
RDA in Practice: reducing the silos Culmination of a cooperative effort between the Data Seal of Approval (DSA) and the World Data System of the International Science Council (WDS) under the umbrella of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) to harmonize their data repository certifications
RDA in Practice: CARE Principles International Indigenous Data Sovereignty Interest Group (RDA) Global Indigenous Data Alliance (GIDA) Hungarian National Open Science Strategy CARE Principles
If you want to go fast, go alone If you want to go far, go together African Proverb
Hilary Hanahoe SECRETARY GENERAL RESEARCH DATA ALLIANCE email: hilary.hanahoe@rda-foundation.org Twitter: @hilaryhanahoe Orcid ID: 0000-0002-0328-3419 Web: www.rd-alliance.org RDA Global Community 12,350 VOLUNTEER DATA PROFESSIONALS email: enquiries@rd-alliance.org Twitter: @resdatall Web: www.rd-alliance.org
