1. RDA Future Directions A collaborative strategy
Synchonisation Assembly, 4 May 2016
Sandra Collins, Francoise Genova, Hilary Hanahoe
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RDA Future Directions
Future Directions Timeline
What does it focus on? Key themes & goals
Future Directions in a nutshell
Existing implementation & Synchronisation Assembly support
How is it being implemented in Europe
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3. Future Directions Timeline .. To date
FOCUS: Organizational effectiveness and improvement
TIMEFRAME: Implementation Phase - 3 years (from 2016)
Sept ’14: Strategic Meeting & Future Directions Organising Group established
March ‘15 initial consultation with constituent groups in RDA
May & June ’15: RDA Community survey about priorities and actions
Aug & Sept ’15: Report from the consultations via webinar
Sept ‘15: Analysis of feedback & development future directions 1st draft
Sept ’15: presentation of Future Directions report at RDA Paris Plenary (P6)
Oct & Nov ’15: Final Future Directions prepared & presented to Council for agreement
Dec’15 – Mar’16: from plan to action
Mar’16: Initial implementation report out at Tokyo RDA Plenary Meeting (P7)
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4. Future Directions: Key Themes and Goal
Goal: Over the next 3 years, RDA will be a community that:
Makes engagement easy
Provides an on-going set of outputs that are recognized and adopted
Is recognized as a venue of choice to improve research data interoperability
Is served by an effective, agile, and sustainable organisation
Coordination
Communication
Engagement
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In a nutshell …
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6. Communication Action Plan
Develop an integrated communications approach that includes communication to external groups, internal groups, and support for communications efforts with the following specific actions:
Identify and recruit an additional cohort of members who are skilled communicators who can communicate about RDA to wider audiences as RDA Ambassadors.
Develop appropriate support material and training for RDA domain experts and ambassadors.
Quarterly update from Council, TAB, OAB, and the Secretariat to the membership.
Develop clear statements of value and compelling targeted messaging to existing and new communities, stakeholders, and the membership.
Recruit individuals/organizations to write stories/create content (including regional RDAs) to highlight member contributions/adoptions.
Create and publish an RDA Annual Report targeted to internal and potential external stakeholders.
Improve RDA website for better internal communication, transparency, and co- ordination and better external navigation and visibility.
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7. Communication Action Plan
RDA Europe contribution to date:
RDA Ambassadors
Atlas of Knowledge
Training (webinars, workshops),
Adoption and success stories (prototyping on-going)
Senior & Junior Team of experts
Constant collaboration with Comms required (WP5)
Exchange of information at global level to avoid duplication
How can the Synchronisation Assembly contribute?
RDA Ambassadors
Create content & RDA member « data » stories
Targeted messages for EU / national / specific contexts
Provide input to annual report (second half 2016)
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8. Engagement Action Plan
Develop a systemic engagement approach that includes engagement with external stakeholders and strategic groups, the RDA community, and next generation leadership with the following specific actions:
Create an annual targeted list of strategic organizations, communities, professional societies, and countries to expand the engagement and impact of RDA and devise strategies to execute on the list.
Identify and recruit 50 members who are domain experts who can serve as conduits between RDA and specific organisations and to facilitate joint events with those organisations.
Continue RDA international plenaries as a primary engagement tool for membership and to broaden the range of members by recruiting industry, startups, and entrepreneurs to plenaries. Regions should be encouraged to develop, fund and administer a travel fund for participation in the Plenaries.
Develop a set of succession plans for all constituent groups within RDA and RDA regional organisations as part of recruiting next generation leadership.
Develop white papers to promote discussion of key data-related issues within the RDA community.
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9. Engagement Action Plan
RDA Europe contribution to date:
Research engagement, incl. participation in disciplinary events
Support to RDA plenary meeting participation
Early career support,
Workshops (Science Workshops to guide RDA activities, Workshops targeted on specific topics)
ESFRIs are a specific target in Europe
Plenary meeting coordination & hosting (P9)
How can the Synchronisation Assembly contribute?
Encouragement to take leadership in Groups
Support to Group leads to prepare next generation leadership
Identify a series of Volunteers
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10. Coordination Action Plan
Develop robust coordination mechanisms that improve organizational effectiveness and integration with the following specific actions:
Develop an approach and appropriate groups or mechanisms to maintain/expand recommendations & outputs adoption
Develop an effective process to track and expedite RDA processes, actions, and recommendations & outputs.
Develop an organisational map to articulate and improve missions, outcomes and interactions between groups. Realize the map in RDA processes and mechanisms to improve coordination, engagement and communication.
Develop an RDA approach and mechanisms for better coordination and communication among RDA Regions.
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11. Coordination Action Plan
RDA Europe contribution to date:
Collaboration projects in support to adoption
7 collaboration projects in 1st European Call
2nd Call for collaboration in Europe – May 2016
Participation in RDA Bodies
Synchronisation Assembly
Incrementally better definition of the role of the RDA Bodies (TAB, OAB) in the organisation and of RDA processes
How can the Synchronisation Assembly contribute?
Support for information sharing and coordination
Coordination & communication of European activities with other regional RDA bodies
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12. Support from (new) RDA Subcommittees
Engagement and Communications: tracking progress, evaluating, and reporting on the Engagement and Communications actions to Council, recommending modifications to the strategy as appropriate. RDA Operations and Coordination: monitoring and advising on the overall operations and general organisational health of RDA. Strategy: advising Council on the overall strategic direction of RDA and the Foundation. Sustainability and Funding: developing the overall business model for RDA and strategy for its implementation. Finance: recommending to Council and monitoring policies and rules for sound financial practice of the RDA Foundation.
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13. RDA Europe & RDA Future Directions
RDA Europe, the European plug-in to RDA, is mandated to ensure that European political, research, industrial and digital infrastructure stakeholders are aware of, engaged with and actively involved in the global RDA activities.
RDA Europe Collaboration Projects / Adoption Cases
RDA Europe Atlas of Knowledge Pilot
Training & Webinars
Engagement through Events & Meetings
Synchronisation & Support Programmes
Communications, Plenary & Web Support
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14. Looking forward to seeing you ALL there

15. For further information
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16. 1870 members (48%) from 37 nations
Who is RDA Europe?
1870 members (48%) from 37 nations
Country (no partners)
Actual Members
Netherlands
183
Belgium 51
Switzerland 48
Sweden 31
Austria 29
Denmark
Norway 23
Poland 19
Portugal 15
Estonia 12
Czech Republic 11
United Kingdom
436
23%
Germany
266
14%
France
216
12%
Netherlands
183
10%
Italy
145 8%
Ireland {Republic} 93 5%
Finland 84 4%
Greece 68
Spain 66
Belgium 51 3%
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17. 1870 members (48%) from 37 nations
Who is RDA Europe?
Researcher
473
25%
Other
286
15%
Programme Manager/Project Manager
258
14%
IT Specialist/IT Architect
227
12%
Professor
142 8%
Librarian
119 6%
Student 95 5%
Advisor/Consultant 91
CEO/Managing Director/Chief Executive 85
CTO/IT Director 47 3%
Policy development manager/Policy Consultant 35 2%
Journalist/Editor/Copywriter 12 1%
Organization type
No. %
Academia/Research
1275
68%
Government/Public Services
254
14%
IT Consultancy/Development 53 3%
Large Enterprise 42 2%
Other 95 5%
Policy/Funding Agency 23 1%
Press and Media 13
Small and Medium Enterprise
115 6%
1870 members (48%) from 37 nations
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18. Who is RDA Europe?
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