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Controlled vocabularies and ontologies as useful helpers - practical examples and recommendations

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Training CZ

This course is held in the Czech language.

The third in a series of lectures on topics in the field of knowledge organization. While the first provided a general introduction and the second dealt with the theoretical and methodological aspects of controlled vocabularies and ontologies, the current entry is devoted to examples of concrete solutions.

Open Data in Public Administration

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Training CZ

This course is held in the Czech language.

In this lecture, we will learn about the basic principles of open data, their legislative anchorage and their relation to European data policies. Using concrete examples of data handling, we will show how the quality of data provided varies across institutions.

Open Repositories Conference 2024

Conference Training ENG

ORC2024 is an excellent place for companies and organisations that deal with digital asset management, digital storage, research information systems, scholarly publications, open access and open data to be seen and interact with participants. The event gives access to a large audience of potential customers and partners as well as insights into what is hot in the area from a user perspective.

The event is expecting approximately 450-500 attendees from all over the world. These will include directors of digital initiatives, technical staff and developers, librarians, and repository managers as well as applied researchers in digital libraries and similar fields.

Please visit the Call for Proposals page to learn more about the sub-themes and submission categories of the conference, including a full list of submission templates and key dates for submission deadlines and approvals. Submission categories include posters, workshops, lightning talks, roundtable discussions, papers, and panels.

EOSC Association 8th General Assembly

Conference Abroad ENG

Registration is open!

The EOSC Association’s 8th General Assembly will be a lunch-to-lunch, in-person meeting to be held 27-28 May 2024. The meeting will be held in Leuven, Belgium.

A detailed programme and additional practical information will be shared in due course.

Why use Open Science?

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Training CZ

This course is held in the Czech language.

Most scientists still ask why they should open their data and what the point of the Open Science policy is. This presentation shows concrete cases where Open Science principles have proven their worth in practice and contributed to the development of scientific research. These principles can be used by future Data Stewards to establish relationships with future researchers in their institutions.

Assessing national current FAIR-enabling capabilities

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Conference Training ENG

The "FAIR Implementation Workshop - Assessing national current FAIR-enabling capabilities" will take place on 14 May 2024 14:00-16:00 CEST. Confirm your registration below. Note: Registration for the workshop is free but mandatory.

The Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) is a group of organisations who work on harmonising the assessment of research. It takes into account practices and activities that maximise the quality and impact of research. It involves basing assessment primarily on qualitative judgment, for which peer review is central, supported by responsible use of quantitative indicators.

This two-hour workshop will focus on the topic of research assessment to help the selected candidates to draft their FAIR implementation action plan by taking into account the research assessment aspect.