The Research Data Alliance: Celebrating a Decade of Data
Kathryn Barker1, Connie Clare2, Keith Russell1, Andrew Treloar1, Hilary Hanahoe2 1Australian Research Data Commons, Perth, WA, Australia2Research Data Alliance, Harwell, Oxford, United Kingdom
Abstract
The Research Data Alliance (RDA) is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2023. Founded in 2013, the RDA now has over 13,500 members and over 100 active working groups (WG) and Interest Groups (IG) globally. As a community-driven initiative, RDA has an inclusive, community-driven approach covering all data lifecycle stages through the engagement of data producers, users and stewards globally.
RDA has been commemorating this important 10 year milestone through a series of regionally and internationally hosted events and activities dedicated to specific monthly research data management themes. The global community has embraced the opportunity to hold a wide range of events, including webinars, podcasts, workshops and seminars addressing specific research data management topics and bringing together audiences to discuss an array of challenges, solutions and initiatives. A wide range of publicly available resources has emerged from these activities and are available via the RDA website.
As an Organisational Member of RDA, the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) is committed to the development of the Research Data Community and has provided a dedicated RDA Community Development Manager (CDM) based in Australia. With a focus on growing the RDA community in the Australasian region, the CDM delivers events and opportunities to connect with RDA and ARDC, and raises awareness of relevant activities and outputs.
This poster overviews RDA’s 10th Anniversary events and achievements, highlights a wide range of outcomes and resources, looks ahead to what’s next for the regional RDA community and offers opportunities for connecting in person at eResearch Australasia.
Biography
As RDA Community Development Manager, Kathryn’s responsibilities involve managing and coordinating engagement with the global RDA community. In collaboration with the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), she facilitates Australian engagement with RDA and supports Australasian growth. Kathryn completed her PhD in marine biogeochemistry and satellite remote sensing at the University of Plymouth, UK and has an academic background in oceanography, marine biology and environmental sciences. After finishing her PhD, Kathryn worked in industry as a project manager and engineer on large-scale applied Earth Observation research and data services projects for the European Space Agency and the European Union. She managed many large-scale projects and teams across Europe and worked with a wide range of stakeholders spanning academia and industry. In Australia, Kathryn diversified her expertise into the data sciences and computational domains with a focus on research data management. She has previously managed projects across a broad range of scientific and technical domains with the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre and Curtin Institute for Computation, and provided institutional research support with the ARDC.
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5152-0319