CODATA: The South Africa Data Citation Workshop, named “Data citation as a catalyst for good RDM practices”, was held on the 10th December 2015 at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Knowledge Commons building (Ulwazi), Pretoria, South Africa.
| Agenda point | Presenter |
| Science as an open enterprise – looking at the wider context for research data management (RDM) as well as Open Science | Prof Colin Wright, Department of Science & Technology |
| The international drive and importance of data citation. RDA Task group as well as any other relevant international initiatives | Simon Hodson, Executive Director of CODATA |
| CODATA Data Citation Task Team & its outputs: The citation principles developed |
Martie van Deventer, CODATA Data Citation Task Team Member |
| Research using public funding: The South African case – (a) NRF Open Access Statement, (b) Requirements to be met |
Daisy Selematsela, Executive Director: KMC NRF |
| NeDICC – Its role and plans for 2016 | Lucia Lötter, Chairperson: NeDICC |
| DIRISA Progress & function/role – (a) Repository certification: A network of trusted data repositories for South Africa; (b) DIRISA repository; (c) Encouraging good research practice – also for proper citation; (d) National digital object identifier infrastructure; (e) Researcher IDs | Anwar Vahed, Manager: DIRISA |
| “$100 is not much to you”: Unseen Barriers in Open Science | Louise Bezuidenhout University of Exeter and WITS |
| Workshop discussion: Data citation Concerns, success stories Will data citation really be seen as a reward for the proper management of research data? | |
| Workshop discussion: Shared language / Jargon Clarification of terms (some examples) Ownership/ Management/ Stewardship Persistent identifiers Open, Embargoed and Restricted access Data center, Preservation DMP / RDM / RDA | |
| Workshop discussion: Roles and responsibilities The RDM role and responsibility of each of the following: Funders; Research offices / officers; Libraries; Ethics committees; IP / Licensing office; The researchers; and the Role / responsibility for a data center | |
| Roadmap session 1: A proposed national repository: Institutions have three options when making their research data accessible – (a) Establish your own managed data repository; (b) Make use of an established subject / domain repository; or (c) Use DIRISA’s repository (prototype will be demonstrated) • Join the planning and development team … Contribute to the requirements document for the repository (including the citation reference/ protocol) and preservation management & infrastructure. • Ensure that all repositories could be harvested to allow for a national ‘register’ of South African data sets. |
Anwar Vahed Heila Pienaar Isak van der Walt |
| Roadmap session 2: A proposed national DMP tool. Institutions could implement/ develop their own Data Management Planning (DMP) tools or collaborate and make use of a reliable national resource. • RDM Plans – what are the funder requirements • Specify the requirements for a national initiative. |
Anwar Vahed Johann van Wyk Isak vd Walt |
NeDICC 