Although specific outcomes will vary, all WGs need to develop a Recommendation and should strive for “focused effort and tangible progress.”
- “Harvestable” efforts for which roughly 12-18 months of work can eliminate a roadblock for a substantial community focused on innovation.
- Efforts that have substantive applicability to particular segments of the data community, but may not apply to everyone.
- Efforts where working scientists and researchers can start today to get something done now, while more long-term or far-reaching solutions are being appropriately discussed through other vehicles.
In addition to the shorter-term, outcome-oriented focus of the RDA Working Groups, critical longer-term R&D efforts, supported by Government sponsors, the Private Sector, and others, must continue to promote innovation and discovery. The RDA Working Group process is meant to complement those efforts in the short-term.
