FAIR Data Podcast

Niklas Labba grew up as a traditional reindeer herder and has for many years initiated partnerships between Sámi communities and the EU-INTERACT network.In this episode, Niklas discusses his upbringing, introduces the Sámi community and the collaborations fostered by INTERACT, and the importance of careful handling of indigenous data. He also gives a preview of what he will cover in his keynote session at International Data Week 2025 'CAREful Indigenous Data Governance' on Monday 13 October 2025: https://idw2025.org/2025/02/27/niklas-labba/Find out more and register for IDW 2025 in Brisbane (or virtually) at https://idw2025.org/

Andrew Treloar comes back to the FAIR Data Podcast to give us an overview of the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), and a preview of what to expect at this year's in-person RDA Plenary taking place in Brisbane, Australia as part of International Data Week.Rory & Andrew discuss the importance of a local plenary to expand RDA participation and collaboration in the region, and the themes that will be highlighted by the plenary. Did you know that an Australian RDA plenary was originally planned for 2019?Andrew also outlines the ARDC's approach to research commons through thematic commons, and how disciplines differ in their challenges with interoperability.Early bird registration for IDW 2025 in Brisbane is already available -- Find out more at https://idw2025.org.

Unlocking FAIR Interoperability: Navigating Legal Aspects Join us for this episode tackling the issue of legal interoperability with emphasis on its role in broader EOSC objectives featuring Rory Macneil and Javier de la Cueva. Javier de la Cueva (Madrid, 1962) holds a Licentiate degree in Law, a Master in Advanced Studies in Philosophy and is Doctor of Philosophy at the Complutense University of Madrid. He works as a practicing lawyer, as a lecturer and as a researcher. As a lawyer, he is specialized in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). He gives lectures and writes about his specialization. He is a GNU/Linux user since 1998 and a systems administrator under this operating system since 2003. He is member of the Board of Directors of Fundación Ciudadana Civio, of the pool of Open Science Evaluators of the Swiss Universities Association and has been named one of the EOSC FAIR Champions. He can be reached at [email protected] Check out his latest publication: (2022) Open Science and Intellectual Property Rights. How can they better interact? State of the art and reflections.

This special edition of the podcast is dedicated to remembering Sarah Jones, a much loved leader of the RDM community who passed away in December.  The conversation between several people who knew Sarah well includes their personal memories of Sarah as well as reflections on her many important contributions to the development of RDM and Open Science.

This week on the FAIR Data Podcast, Rory is joined by CJ Woodford, World Data System International Technology Office Research Associate with Ocean Networks Canada at the University of Victoria.   CJ and Rory kick off the discussion with a look at the evolution of Data Commons and CJ shares details regarding the inception of the Global Open Research Commons international model (GORC), as well as the main objectives of the working group involved in its development.   While discussing his own involvement in the project, CJ mentions some of the challenges and lessons encountered along the way, including issues surrounding transparency and accessibility. Rory and CJ go on to look at some of the core components of the GORC model, and the ways in which they were sub-categorized and sorted during the structuring of the model.   Support for the GORC model is rapidly growing, e.g. a description of REASON, a proposed research commons for Norway based on the GORC, model, has just been published at https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10410201. Join us for this illuminating discussion and learn more about the GORC model, undoubtedly a major leap in the realm of research data commons with the potential for great impact!

This week, join Rory and Lena Karvovskaya, Research Data Management (RDM) and Open Science Community Manager at VU Amsterdam, for a dive into the research data infrastructure at VU Amsterdam and within the Netherlands. Learn about the organization and integration of various departments to coordinate and execute research data management activities at VU Amsterdam. Join us for a look at some of the interesting opportunities for collaboration and activities that serve to advance open science initiatives!

In this episode, Rory and Vaida Plankyte, Product Manager and Design Lead at ResearchSpace, discuss the recent RDA plenary in Salzburg! Join us for key takeaways, a breakdown of the conference, and a discussion about some of the more illuminating conversations and presentations that took place in this exciting week! Register for the upcoming webinar on PIDs for Instruments featuring Rory and Vaida, alongside Rolf Krahl and Marcus Stocker: https://helmholtz-berlin-de.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u50kdeyhqzsuGdHgbcPU9A5DtwwLVdPUFC1t The International Science Council’s Committee on Data (CODATA) and World Data System (WDS), and the Research Data Alliance (RDA) held the International Data Week 2023: A Festival of Data, which took place on 23–26 October 2023, in Salzburg, Austria and online.

Join us for another episode focused on PIDS, featuring Alicia Gómez and Elise Harder. Alicia recently moved from her role as Head of Scientometrics and Data Visualization at the Vienna University of Technology to IE University as Library Director. Elise is currently in an on-going role as Head of PIDs at the TU Wien Library. From the implementation and uptake of PIDs and PID related services by researchers to the challenges in doing so, Elise and Alicia share their expertise and experience in the realm of PIDs. As the conversation progresses, Rory, Elise, and Alicia, also move to discuss the implementation of PIDs on local, national, and international levels. Join us and learn about organizations and upcoming events that serve to advance the implementation of PIDs!

Welcome to the FAIR Data Podcast! Today we have Lina Sitz and Anna Pirani join Rory to discuss some of the interesting issues faced and addressed in their latest project at the IPCC. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. Starting off with brief introductions, Anna and Lina give us a high-level overview of the IPCC and its role and impact. Anna and Rory also discuss the human resources aspect of their work and how they made their choices regarding team selection and resource allocation and Lina elaborates on some challenges they faced and how they overcame them through guidance and training.   In addition, Anna mentions some of the infrastructure that supports their work. The pair reflect on some of the lessons they learned along the way and how they helped to refine their workflow and amplify their impact. Join us to learn more about the relationship between data management and climate change!

This week Rory is joined by Rorie Edmunds, Samples Community Manager at DataCite, for a fascinating conversation focused on the adoption and implementation of PIDs for samples in the form of International Generic Sample Number DOIs (IGSNs). As a key figure pushing for evolution of the IGSN-DataCite partnership, Rorie has a lot to share regarding developments and challenges. Kicking things off with a high level overview of the partnership, Rorie goes on to mention how it came about, as well as elaborating on goals and issues that the partnership hopes to address. Given Rorie's role, the conversation naturally shifts to his past and current work, and Rorie mentions his initial focus on liaising closely with current IGSN allocating agents to bring them into the DataCite family and to create IGSN-DOI registration services, including transitioning the current ca. 10 million IGSN IDs, before diving into some factors that attracted Rorie to this position. As the conversation develops, Rory and Rorie discuss current progress and developments, as well as taking a closer look at both the communities themselves and the ways in which Rorie is getting the word out about the DataCite-IGSN partnership. In addition, Rorie also highlights some of the challenges associated with the adoption of PIDs for material samples and possible solutions. Join us for the full conversation and learn more about the fascinating and rapidly evolving landscape of PIDs for samples!