EUPHRESCO III Open Data webinar

The EUPHRESCO III webinar featured an insightful discussion on Open Research Data (ORD), focusing on the value of data accessibility, use, and re-use in scientific work. The event brought together international experts who presented key frameworks, strategies, and case studies promoting ORD practices, particularly in the field of plant health research.

Agenda:

• 14:00–14:05 – Welcome
  Jassmine Zorrilla-Fontanesi, EUPHRESCO III

• 14:05–14:20 – Connecting data and people: CODATA and the cross-domain interoperability framework
  Matti Heikkurinen, CODATA

• 14:20–14:35 – Enabling access to data in agricultural development grants. Lessons from building the FAIR Process Framework for the Gates Foundation
  Martin Parr, CABI

• 14:35–14:50 – Open Research Data from a Swiss perspective
  Igor Sarman, Research Data Manager, USI
  Igor provided the point of view of Swiss National Science Foundation on ORD practices and the expectations that publicly funded research eventually delivers publicly available data. FAQs on ORD were also discussed.

• 14:50–15:00 – Global Agricultural Research Archive: open science and practice
  Damian Bird, CABI

• 15:00–15:10 – EUPHRESCO as a knowledge hub for the exchange of information
  Baldissera Giovani, EUPHRESCO III

• 15:10–15:30 – Questions and discussion

The webinar concluded with an engaging Q&A session, offering participants the opportunity to deepen their understanding of Open Science and collaborative data management.