1. The RDA UK Node
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What is the RDA UK node?
At one level – an activity which is:
Funded through the RDA Europe 4 project
Led jointly by Jisc & UKRI-STFC
Goal of maximising value of UK to RDA and vice versa
At another – it is the sum of its members – people and organisations in UK engaged in RDA
More about RDA Europe later today
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UK “special features”
Liaison with EOSC projects:
STFC coordinates EOSCpilot and FREYA
STFC participates in EOSC-Secretariat and FAIRsFAIR
Many other UK orgs with roles in these and EOSC Cluster projects
UK has many RDA members and leadership of several Groups
Relationship with RDA Council and Foundation
RDA Foundation is in UK
Participation in Council though OAB co-chairing
Admin support to Secretary General
(Hopefully) will host plenary in future
(maybe in 2.5 years)
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Some UK numbers
722 members (Dec 2018)
Second largest after USA
c.f in Germany
40 attendees at IDW 2018 (Gabarone, Botswana)
67 attendees at RDA Plenary 11 (Berlin) -

5. Attendees at Berlin Plenary (March 2018)
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6. Attendees at all Plenaries (March 2018)
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7. UK engagement in working groups
Represented in 89 working/interest groups(88%)
7 groups where UK membership > 20%
Development of cloud computing capacity & education
FAIRsharing registry
Archives & Record professionas for research data
Data Description Registry Interoperability
RDA/WDS Data Publishing IG
Data in Context
RDA/CODATA summer schools in developing world
49 more where UK make up between 10% & 20% of members -

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And more…
Representation on all governing bodies at present (OAB, TAB, Council)
Founding European node – engagement in European project from outset
Adoption grants, ECR grants, expert grants
In summary – we’re doing a lot. We can do more and benefit more -

9. Potential activities for RDA UK
Events – in person and online
Greater synergy for UK activity
Engagement with broader range of UK funders
Support and highlight adoption of RDA work in UK research
Linking role to EOSC activity
Initiation of groups that address issues that affect UK research
Broader engagement with other European nodes (and elsewhere?)
Greater involvement from UK organisations -