The Dutch archive for the technical sciences - 4TU.ResearchData - has recently analysed itself in the context of the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-usable) data principles. Below is an overview of the metadata that describes each dataset according to the following attributes: FAIR Principles (as scoring matrix) - 4...

A.S.I.R.A. (Access to Scientific Information Resources in Agriculture) Online Course for Low-Income Countries starts today, 13 February, 2017. We welcome 59 participants from 25 different countries! This will be a great opportunity for all of us to learn, engage and collaborate for the next four weeks. Throughout the course, several ...

 (Image credit:  WORLD RADIO DAY)Below you will find info about the WORLD RADIO DAY and links to ongoing initiatives in the field of community radio for agriculture and rural development:World Radio Day Radio stations, broadcasters & other institutions. Sign in or register to upload your event for World Radio ...

(Image credit: The State of Open Data Report; figshare)Open Data and Open Science is a current hot topic and has implications for food and nutrition security, especially in Africa. JOIN us at a FREE WEBINAR dicussing OPEN DATA and OPEN SCIENCE: Current Trends and Global InitiativesDate: 14 February 2017, TuesdayTime: 13:00 Ghana | 14:00 ...

The Expert Group on Science 2.0/Open Science with the  European University Association (EUA) High-Level Group on 'big deals' (with publishers on behalf of universities) met in Brussels on 12 and 13 January 2017 to discuss negotiations with large publishers, text and data mining (TDM), open research data and the European Open Science Cloud. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________...