Datasaving and sharing update
A workshop to advance leadership and cross-sector impetus on datasaving and sharing in social and environmental science provided the more than 40 people who attended with an update on latest international and national developments.
The 15 June workshop, organised by the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST), considered the array of current initiatives and provided an opportunity for discussion about the way forward in the respective sectors.
Presentations on major initiatives across government brought participants up to speed with the technical infrastructure and content management “state of play”. This was in the context of a discussion paper produced by MoRST on international approaches to publicly funded research data policy.
“There was value in bringing together social and environmental people involved in this arena to encourage ‘joining the dots’ and new leadership,” said workshop convenor Eric Pyle from MoRST.
SPEaR’s Paul Honeybone, who facilitated the social discussion stream, said consolidating a strategic approach for enhanced social research datasaving and sharing was a priority across the social science sector.
“There are some unique challenges for improving data availability and use as access due to new technologies creates new opportunities,” Paul said. SPEaR would be working with lead agencies to continue to advance the social stream and has a working party to provide impetus and oversight.
For more information on the workshop, contact louise.munro@morst.govt.nz.For more information on the SPEaR social datasaving and sharing working party, contact paul.honeybone001@msd.govt.nz
