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| Committee on Data of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
|---|---|
| Name | Committee on Data of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| Type | Advisory committee |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam |
| Location | Netherlands |
| Parent organization | Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Committee on Data of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Committee on Data of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences is an advisory body within the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences that coordinates policies on research data management, stewardship, and reuse across Dutch and international institutions. It engages with universities such as University of Amsterdam, Leiden University, Utrecht University and organizations including Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, European Commission, UNESCO and European Federation of National Academies of Sciences and Humanities. The Committee addresses technical, legal, and ethical dimensions relevant to stakeholders like Elsevier, Clarivate, CERN, European Space Agency, and national infrastructures such as DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services).
The Committee traces antecedents to advisory activities in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences during the early 21st century when institutions such as Dutch Research Council and Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research faced challenges around research data, echoing initiatives from OECD, European Commission policy frameworks, and directives influenced by General Data Protection Regulation. Its formation responded to reports by bodies like Science Europe and recommendations from panels involving experts from Leiden University Medical Center, Delft University of Technology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Wageningen University & Research, and Radboud University Nijmegen. The Committee has evolved alongside programs at Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, and collaborations with repositories exemplified by Zenodo, Figshare, Dryad, and Dataverse.
The Committee's mission includes advising the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and institutions such as Tilburg University and Maastricht University on best practices for data policy, interoperable infrastructures like OpenAIRE, and preservation strategies used by European Research Council. Activities encompass developing guidelines informed by standards from organizations such as CODATA, RDA, ISO, NISO, and technical communities around FAIR Data Principles, while liaising with publishers like Springer Nature, Wiley, and PLOS. It produces white papers, organizes workshops with stakeholders from KNAW Humanities Cluster, Netherlands eScience Center, SURF, and contributes to training at institutes including Royal Institution and Leiden Observatory.
Governance is anchored in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences framework, with membership drawn from scholars and professionals affiliated with University of Groningen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, TU Eindhoven, Huygens Institute, and policy experts from Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands). The Committee comprises working groups aligned to domains represented by institutions such as NWO divisions, and collaborates with technical bodies including DataCite, ORCID, Crossref, and national infrastructures like SURFconext. Advisory roles interact with legal advisors familiar with European Court of Justice jurisprudence and ethics boards modeled after panels at Ethics Committee of the Royal Society.
The Committee has led initiatives supporting national data infrastructures and projects with partners such as DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Royal Library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek), and domain repositories at Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. Projects include implementing FAIR-aligned practices in collaborations with ELIXIR, CLARIN, ARIADNE, and BBMRI-ERIC; contributing to metadata harmonization with Europeana, Geoscience Australia analogs, and training modules co-developed with Digital Preservation Coalition. It advised on national responses to initiatives like Plan S and supported integration with infrastructures at European Open Science Cloud and GO FAIR.
The Committee maintains partnerships with academic, governmental, and international actors including European Commission, UNESCO, OECD, Science Europe, European Research Council, and technical organizations such as RDA, CODATA, DataCite, ORCID, and Crossref. It convenes dialogues with publishers and vendors like Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, Clarivate, and repository operators including Zenodo and Figshare. National collaborations involve SURF, DANS, NWO, KNAW Humanities Cluster, and university consortia at Leiden University, University of Amsterdam, Utrecht University, and Wageningen University & Research.
The Committee has influenced national policy documents and institutional data management plans used by University of Groningen, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and research funders such as Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. Its recommendations shaped adoption of standards like DataCite DOIs, ORCID iDs, and FAIR implementation plans referenced by European Open Science Cloud governance and cited in reports by European Commission working groups. Through workshops and reports, it affected practice at repositories such as DANS, Zenodo, and international infrastructures including ELIXIR and CLARIN.
Funding and oversight derive from allocations within the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and project grants sourced from entities like Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, European Commission Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, and collaborative support from infrastructures such as SURF and DANS. Governance aligns with Academy statutes and involves periodic review by advisory boards with representatives from Leiden University, University of Amsterdam, Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research, and liaison roles to national ministries including Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands).
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