Obj.1 – Become a core element of the EU Open Science Strategy; Main achievements: RDA as a core element of the EOSC strategy: 1. One of the EOSC Executive Board member represents the RDA Community; 2. With its over 8000 members (50% from Europe) and 25+ domain research groups, RDA is the strategic partner to represent the data community in EOSC. The first EOSC event organised by the EOSC Governance will be co-located with the RDA Plenary 14 in Helsinki, 22 Oct 2019; 3. The RDA ICT Technical Specifications can facilitate bringing the EOSC ICT recommendations to the market; 4. Thirteen European nodes with nationally set-up, championing RDA groups and content to support the various activities planned within RDA; RDA Outputs have been adopted by over 40 European organisations, as indicated in this list of RDA adoption use-cases. The RDA GEDE Group is continuing its work to provide insights to pan-European initiatives.
Obj.2 – Giving back the skilled, voluntary resources from the EU investment to address DSM issues - Main achievements: 1. The RDA Europe participation has seen an increase of 26% fostering & increasing the volunteer European contribution to RDA Working & Interest groups.2. 16 Early Careers and 16 data experts have contributed to RDA Plenaries and Groups
Obj.3 – Facilitating cross-disciplinary & multi- disciplinary research - Main achievements: 8 adoption grants, showing cross- and multi- disciplinary implementation scenarios in European organisations
Obj.4 – Building & strengthening & consolidating an RDA global community - Main achievements: The RDA individual membership increased from 6831 community members (March 2018) to over 8,000 (May 2019). The RDA website (rd-alliance.org) is the underlying platform that allows the continuation of the work of the RDA Working and Interest Groups and the growth of the RDA community.
Obj.5 – Ensuring contribution to global interoperable data infrastructure - Main achievements: 1. The RDA Europe project liaises on a daily basis directly with the RDA global governance ensuring EU data & science experts cooperate with global colleagues. 2. 43% of the members of the RDA Governance (Council, TAB, OAB, Secretariat) are financially supported by the RDA Europe 4.0 project. 3. RDA Europe 4.0 has also sponsored the RDA Plenary 11 in March 2018, in Berlin and supported two other plenaries (P12 International Data Week, in Nov. 2018, Botswana and P13, in April 2019, Philadelphia). It will also support the P14 Plenary held in Helsinki in Finland in Oct. 2019. 4. Salary of the RDA Secretary General is also supported by RDA Europe 4.0.
Obj.6– Democratising access to funding opportunities in the field of data infrastructures & interoperability (cascading grant schemes) Main achievements: 1. Activation of a continuous cascading grants programme for early careers (ECRs), data experts, ambassadors, adoption grants and national nodes. Consistent communication activities. 2. Over 100 eligible applications were received for 3 open calls for ECRs and experts, one open call for ambassadors, one open call for adoption grants and one open call for new nodes. 3. 16 ECRs, 16 data experts, 6 ambassadors, 8 adoption grants, 4 new national nodes have been granted.
Obj.7 – Driving the process of RDA ICT Technical Specifications in Europe - During the first 16 months of the project a third wave of submission has started. Four new RDA recommendations are currently under evaluation by the MSP.
