International Workshop on Data for Science and Tec

International Workshop on Open Data for Science and Sustainability in Developing Countries (OpenDataSSDC) 
6-8 August 2014, Nairobi, Kenya

(CODATA PASTD Official Website: http://www.codata-pastd.org/)

Over the past decade, the Task Group on Preservation of and Access to Scientific and Technical Data in Developing Countries (PASTD) has focused on promoting and enhancing the worldwide cooperation in ICTs and research data and in developing open knowledge environments for international science and sustainability in developing countries. Several international workshops and training sessions toward these goals in many areas of the developing world had been held, including in Brazil, South Africa, China, Mongolia and Cuba, including many regional country participants. PASTD is organized under the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) and the International Council for Science (ICSU), both located in Paris, France.

PASTD is pleased to announce that it is organizing its next meeting, the International Workshop on Open Data for Science and Sustainability in Developing Countries (also referred to as Open Data in Developing Countries, or OpenDataDC), on 6－8 August 2014, at the United Nations Offices in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop will be jointly organized with the World Federation of Engineering Organization, Communication and Information Committee(WFEO-CIC), the Ministry of Communication and Information of Kenya (MCIK), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Several other organizations are partners in this activity. The confirmed organizations are listed below and others are welcome to participate.

The workshop will be a special opportunity to present the accomplishments in improving access to and use of research data and in reducing the digital divide since the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS), held in Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005, as well as the programs of each of the partners. The workshop will be preceded by a 2-day technical training session (4-5 August 2014) for young scientists in good data management practices.

1. Describe and showcase the accomplishments of the participating organizations and other contributors in using research data and ICTs and in developing open knowledge environments to reduce the digital research divide during the last ten years. 
2. Describe the strategies and future objectives of the sponsoring and participating organizations and discuss their common interests in this area, with special consideration for the UN’s post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ICSU’s Future Earth research program in developing countries. 
3. Develop and endorse a Guideline for Implementation of Principles of Preservation of and Open Access to Research Data in Developing Counties. 
 

Organizers: 

Validation and Application of Global Data for Local Users_ Training Session of OpenDataSSDC

4-5 August 2014, Nairobi, Kenya

In order to promote capacity building for preservation of and open access to research data in developing countries a training session of the International Workshop on Open Data for Science and Sustainability in Developing Countries (ODDC) will be held from 4-5 August 2014 in Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya (JKUAT). The training session will focus on the open data procedures; data center and network management, methodology of cases and best practices of data applications, and abilities of data scientist.

Co-Sponsors:
         ESRI – China Co.,Ltd?
           ChinaRS Informatics Com. Ltd.