Groups in Review

      TOPICS: 1. Synthetic (micro)biology, biosafety and biosecurity 2. Biotechnology and bioeconomy: sustainable goals, circular economy, “zero pollution” 3. Microbial biotechnology: R&D 4. Microbial resources data management and research infrastructures 5. Public-private biotech sector linkages 6. Financial mechanisms       POLICY: 1. The Convention on Biological Diversity 2. The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources…

It is the objective of this group to i) discuss the nature of information ii) characterize the variant concepts in different fields and iii) evaluate to conequences for research data management. In his classical paper More is different, P.W. Anderson (1972) discusses the hierarchical levels of nature. Each level is made of and obeys the laws…

FAIR research software skills and training curriculums need to be identified and incorporated into broader efforts to facilitate increased support and recognition for the qualified personnel needed to achieve open science. International efforts such as Horizon Europe’s Supporting an EOSC-ready digitally skilled workforce aim to develop new support material, curricula and learning pathways for researchers, data curators, and…

The RDA Scholarly Publishing community is interested in developing guidelines for Availability Statements for digital objects, specifically data. In short, Availability Statements in scholarly publications could be more structured and FAIR. Through this work we will review the status of current guidance, what authors are providing, and the gap with desired outcomes. The desired outcome is a…