One week to go until our webinar on Data Spaces governance! Join experts as we explore: 🔹 Balancing openness with privacy 🔹 Building trust among participants 🔹 Navigating legal frameworks 🔹 Ensuring interoperability 🔹 Addressing ethical issues like data sovereignty 🔗Register: buff.ly/8xdZMVU

🚀 One month left to apply to host #InternationalDataWeek 2029! WDS, @codata-isc.bsky.social, and @researchdataall.bsky.social are inviting applications to host #IDW2029, a global conference advancing #OpenScience & #ResearchData Deadline: 2 Nov 2026 Details 👉 tiny.utk.edu/IDW29

After our lively “Data Spaces 101” session, we’re back with a new webinar focused on Data Spaces governance. Hear directly from SEAF and 1001 Lakes about designing strong governance frameworks for complex environments! 🔗 Register here buff.ly/8xdZMVU

Check out DataStream's journey over the past 10 Years in our Anniversary Video! From our roots in the Mackenzie River Basin, to becoming the largest, national collection of water quality data. We're just getting started!: youtu.be/2-faBkJnVTE

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Academic librarians: Ready for real cybersecurity answers? Join SNSI 13 Oct for “Ask the CISO”—an online roundtable with a panel of Chief Information Security Officers & IT leaders. Get practical solutions for secure access & privacy. Bring your questions! 🔗 buff.ly/dTRBm3K

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Join the SNSI Security Summit, our annual event for publishers, librarians, and IT teams tackling cybersecurity in scholarly publishing.

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Don’t miss "Sustaining the Life Cycle of Trustworthy Data Repositories" at #RDAP27! 🌍 Explore how sustainability is depicted in CoreTrustSeal applications, strategies for protecting environmental data at risk, & life cycle models for long-term stewardship. See the full agenda: buff.ly/Kj9TSYl

RDA/WDS Certification of Digital Repositories IG Plenaries

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WDS Scientific Committee Vice Chair @hughshanahan.bsky.social joins global experts at the Ethical Data Initiative Stakeholder Forum (5 Oct, London) before #RDAP27 — exploring how FAIR, CARE & TRUST principles shape real-world data commons. Learn more: buff.ly/GPMSyJs

Bringing Ethics to the Global Research Commons: The EDI Stakeholder Forum at the RDA P27 - The Ethical Data Initiative

As data-driven research reshapes global science, industry, and governance, a critical question remains: how do we ensure that the infrastructures we build are both technologically robust and socially…

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You asked & we listened! Our next webinar dives into Data Spaces governance with experts from SEAF & 1001 Lakes. Learn how real-world frameworks support openness, trust & responsible stewardship. Got questions? Bring them for our live Q&A or drop them below! Register here: tiny.utk.edu/yIFm2

Last chance to submit your proposal! ⏰

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🌍 One week left to propose a talk on risk management in digital preservation! What risks are shaping your work? Which ones should we be discussing more openly? The DPC’s first Around the World event will bring the international digital preservation community […] [Original post on digipres.club]

Peer Review Week 2026 has kicked off! Check out the link for a world of events: blog posts, podcasts, infographics & interactive sessions, all highlighting the value of peer review. 🔗 buff.ly/Zl6ZzIA

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WDS is hosting two open office hours on 16 Sept so you can ask questions about governance and membership changes, voting timelines, and the process itself. Join in to stay informed & ready to participate—your voice matters! 🔗 Register here: buff.ly/q3QFuf5

Big news: CC Certificate courses are evolving! Starting in 2027, look for shorter, stackable trainings with microcredentials—more flexible & affordable for learners. Last chance for classic courses: register for Sept 2026, Jan or June 2027. Don’t miss out! 🔗 buff.ly/WN0F1xz

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Registration for 2026 and 2027 CC Certificate Courses is now open! Save your spot today. All CC Certificate courses provide an in-depth study of CC licenses—helping you become an expert in open…

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How are data governance & legal frameworks evolving for Indigenous communities in biomedical research? Join the Collaboratory's webinar with Native BioData Consortium on the D4I Tribal Data Repository—covering OTAs, smart contracts & barriers to equitable benefit. Don’t miss it! 🔗 buff.ly/mLCFYrP

Meet our newest member, @datastream.org! Read more about them below 🌍👇️ buff.ly/cxxzSDe

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Join the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance for their webinar on 2 Sept at 2 PM PST to learn about the new Guidelines for Indigenous Peoples’ Data in Scholarly Publishing—available for download that day! Registration is open to all. 🔗 buff.ly/6B7IEN8

WDS is hosting two open office hours on 16 Sept so you can ask questions about membership changes, governance updates, and voting timelines. Join in to stay informed & ready to participate—your voice matters! Register below 👇️ 🔗 buff.ly/ZpsojkZ

Ready to rethink data curation? Extreme Data Curation 2026 brings together experts tackling the full data lifecycle at modern scales—quality, provenance, integration, & more. Share bold ideas or tools for managing massive datasets in AI & HPC research! 🚀💾 Learn more 👇️ buff.ly/EQU5umv

NIH launched the S-index Challenge during a WDS webinar in 2024 (buff.ly/2AP9Utb) to spark better ways to measure & reward great data sharing. Winners just announced! This boosts open science by recognizing impactful sharing. Read more below 👇️ 🔗 buff.ly/JdTOf0z

Peer Review Week (14-18 Sept): Join PREreview’s Review-a-thon! Gather your club or start a new one, review preprints/datasets together, and you could win $500 for future activities. Register by 31 Aug—let’s celebrate community-powered peer review! buff.ly/E2Zklbp

WDS is pleased to welcome Dr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh as the new Co-Chair of the WDS Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network! 🔗 buff.ly/0Myc8EZ

📊Crossref just launched a beta API with 700k+ data citations—ready for testing! Try it out and send your feedback on their forum or to Martyn Rittman by September. Let’s make citing data easier together!

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This endpoint has been released in beta format. We invite the community to use it and provide feedback. Note that the contents and output formats may change and users may experience downtime and slow…

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Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) like ORCIDs, RoRs & NAANs are research’s “digital fingerprints”—making data & people easy to find. A new paper from Samantha Campbell for WDS shows we still need more standard use & awareness. Check it out—how can we boost PID adoption together? 🔗

Persistent Identifier Use Among World Data System Members

Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) are a crucial piece of the research process and aid in increasing discoverability of digital content and the individuals who create it. While there are many benefits to…

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💧Did you know? In 2022, experts worldwide teamed up to break down barriers to sharing water quality data. The OGC Water Quality Interoperability Experiment brought together scientists, tech leaders—and featured our new WDS member, @datastream.org! 🔗

Building a common language to share water quality data: Inside a Global Interoperability Experiment - Article - DataStream

In 2022, a diverse international coalition of researchers, technology leaders, and implementers came together with a shared goal: make water quality data easier to share, understand, and use across…

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🌍✨Check out our member highlight on First Nations Economics, who became an associate member of the World Data System in June 2026! 🔗 worlddatasystem.org/member-highl...

🌍✨Check out our member highlight on EarthScope Consortium, who became a candidate member of the World Data System in June 2026! 🔗 worlddatasystem.org/member-highl...

🚀 CALL FOR HOSTS: #InternationalDataWeek 2029! WDS, CODATA, and RDA are inviting applications to host #IDW2029, a global conference advancing #OpenScience & #ResearchData Deadline: 2 Nov 2026 Details 👉 internationaldataweek.org/faqs/call-fo... @codata-isc.bsky.social @researchdataall.bsky.social

The WDS Newsletter is released on the first Thursday of each month. This newsletter includes: WDS News, Member Highlights, Partner News, Events, and Open Calls. Subscribe to our newsletter today with the link below! 🌍✨ 🔗 worlddatasystem.org/wds-newslett...

The Singapore Open Research Conference 2026 will be held 4-5 November 2026 at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. This conference is being organized by DR-NTU (Data), a WDS regular member. Learn more at the link below. 🔗 libguides.ntu.edu.sg/SGORconferen...

WDS regular member Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Data Center’s AI-Ready Infrastructure is making headlines! Read the article at the link below. 🖥️ 🔗 www.hpcwire.com/bigdatawire/...

ORNL Supports DOE ARM's AI Overhaul with Agentic Tools and New Infrastructure - BigDATAwire

New storage, software and computing frameworks set the stage for next-generation data tools and research support July 9, 2026 — As artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into scientific workf...

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Do you represent a digital data repository committed to best practices in data stewardship? Join WDS as a Candidate Member, connect with a global community of trusted repositories, and work toward CoreTrustSeal certification within 5 years. Apply today! 🌍✨ worlddatasystem.org/members/appl...