2016 03 upm
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• GODAN Secretariat Partnerships Lead
• Background Molecular Biology• 25 years experience in data
management• Team Leader AIMS at FAO• Expert in Linked Open Data for
the EC SEMIC
Johannes Keizer, PhDThe Presenter
http://aims.fao.org
http://www.godan.info
History
2012 G-8 Summit
World leaders commit to “ .. share relevant agricultural data available from G-8 countries with African partners.”
• Convene a G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture April 2013
Led to the establishment of GODAN
• Launched at the Open Government Partnership meeting October 2013
• Secretariat launched late 2014 with 5 year timeline 2015-2019 - hosted by CAB International, UK
• 226+ partners and growing
●Doubling food production for feeding 9 billion
●Knowledge Economy●Data Intensive Science●Open Access
●Key words !!
ACCCESSIBILITY AND OPENNESS
2 Examples
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a personal data anecdote
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These are the data from my Phd thesis, I started to look for them
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Google Searchhttps://www.google.de/search?q=johannes+Keizer++Dissertation+Toxizitaet+und+Biotransformation+-+Unterschiede+in+der&aq=f&oq=johannes+Keizer++Dissertation+Toxizitaet+und+Biotransformation+-+Unterschiede+in+der&aqs=chrome.0.57.60915j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search/display.do?f=2012%2FOV%2FOV2012002800028.xml%3BDE19940007889
Accessibility
Being online, does not necessarily mean being open
Data Issues
http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v43/n4/full/ng0411-281.html
GODAN Paradigm on Open Data
● be accessible and curated
● be available in a machine-readable format
● have a licence that permits to access, use and share it
The GODAN mission
• Advocacy • Think Tank• Knowledge Network
Core Activities
• Talking to governments and institutions
• National and international events and dialogues
• Address questions, research on impact
• Harmonize activities with others, share knowledge
●What kind of research data to make public?
●Incentives?●Responsibilities?●Data Rights?
Open Questions
●Organizational change through transparency
●Fostering innovation to benefit everyone
●More efficient and effective decision making
Showcasing the impact!
http://www.awhere.com/
http://agris.fao.org
Syngenta Good Growth Plan Progress Data
GODAN Partners
● US Government (USDA)● UK Government (DFID)● Netherlands Government● FAO ● GFAR● CABI● CGIAR Consortium● CTA● ODI
Resourcing the Secretariat
UPM!!
But you are missing!We need
It is worthwhile to become GODAN partner !!!!!
We have to be thousands to make enough pressure on opening data!(list to be revised)● Participate to discuss and resolve open
questions● Learn from successes (and failures of others)● Bring your issues to the broader community● Become a GODAN champion and influence the
community● Use the GODAN context to find new Grants for
open data
Join GODAN!● Sign up means you agree to our principles in our
Statement of Purpose http://www.godan.info/about/statement-of-purpose/
●Easy to complete forms online http://www.godan.info/partners/become-a-godan-partner/
●Talk to us about how you can get involved in our events, publications and working groups