New Data Strategy for Germany
Germany is getting a new National Data Strategy – this was decided by the Federal Cabinet on August 30, 2023. The new strategy “Progress through data use – Strategy for more and better data for new, effective and forward-looking data use” is intended to build on the existing data strategy from 2021 and promote the development and expansion of data competencies.
Young Academics Day
Attention doctoral candidates and postdocs: The Center for Young Academics (CYA), together with the Vice-Rector for Human Resources Management and Development and Young Academics, Professor Sabine Brück-Dürkop, invites you to the annual Young Academics Day on August 31, 2023. This time, the event will take place on site in Aachen. The RDM team will also be there and will present the RDM tools and services. Read the article to find out more about the event.
Improve Git and Python Programming Skills With NFDI4Cat and NFDI4Chem!
Do you want to make progress with your data and draw valuable conclusions from it? Then attend the event “Python Computing 4 Chemists (and others)” from 18 to 20 September 2023 and improve your programming skills in person on-site in Aachen or online.
Research Data Day 2023 – Save the Date
On 14 November 2023, the Research Data Day in NRW will celebrate its third birthday. This year, the motto is “Promoting and refining data: Bring your data treasure to light”. As in previous years, the RDM team at RWTH Aachen University will also be taking part in this state-wide day of action with an interesting afternoon programme. Make a note of the day now and celebrate with us!
Open Science Festival in Cologne – We Were There
“Meet, Share, Inspire, Care!”: Under this motto, the second edition of the German Open Science Festival was held at the ZB MED – Information Center and Life Sciences and at CECAD in Cologne on July 4 and 5, 2023. The RDM team of RWTH Aachen University did not want to miss this spectacle and paid a visit to the cathedral city on July 4. We have captured our impressions of this eventful day for you.
Invitation to the Workshop “Data Stewardship Goes Germany”
Do you already have plans for September? How about a two-day workshop on Research Data Management, or RDM for short, in science and technology with a special focus on the concept of data stewardship? We have compiled the info for you.
Do You Already Know the PID Network Project?
In May, the virtual dialogue platform pid-network.de and the social media channels on Mastodon and Twitter went online to provide information on developments around the topic of persistent identifiers (PID). Behind this is the project PID Network Germany, which was launched in March and which we would like to introduce in our new blog post.