Krishan Lal President, CODATA & National Physical Laboratory New Delhi

1. Challenges before ICSU Committee on Data for Science & Technology (CODATA) in strengthening the Knowledge Society Krishan Lal President, CODATA & National Physical Laboratory New Delhi Brain-Storming Workshop on Mobilizing the Information and Knowledge Society: Crossed Perspectives, IBM Research Centre, New Delhi, 21 June 2010

2. Outline • CODATA- An Introduction • Role of CODATA in Diverse Fields of Science and Technology Task Groups and Other Activities • Activities of CODATA in Materials Science and Technology

3. CODATA, Committee on Data for Science and Technology : An Interdisciplinary Body of the International Council for Science [ICSU]

4. ICSU Committee on Data for Science and Technology – CODATA General Information • An independent legal organization, which works in • close collaboration with ICSU and the ICSU family • Established in 1966 – Was born at Bombay (Mumbai) India • Moved to France 1975 • First General Assembly was held in 1968

5. CODATA’s Mission To strengthen international science for the benefit of society by promoting improved scientific and technical data management and use www.codata.org

6. ICSU Committee on Data for Science and Technology – CODATA General Information • Headquarters at 5 rue AugusteVacquerie 5016 Paris, France; shifted from 51, Blvd de Montmorency, 75016 Paris; • Executive Director- Kathleen Cass • Web site: http://www.codata.org • Data Science Journal • http://dsj.codataweb.org

7. ICSU Committee on Data for Science and Technology – CODATA General Information Present Executive Committee President: Prof. Krishan LAL (India) (2006-2010)Vice President: Prof. Steve ROSSOUW (S. Africa) (2006-2010)Vice President: Dr. Gordon H. WOOD (Canada) (2006-2010)Secretary General: Dr. Bob CHEN (USA) (2008-2012) Treasurer: Prof. Michel SABOURIN (2008-2012) Members (2008-2010):Dr. Marcelle GAUNE-ESCARD,France;Prof. Takashi Gojobori, Japan;Dr. Sara GRAVES, USA; Prof. GUO Huadong, China; Prof. Fedor KUZNETSOV, Russia; Prof. Ray NORRIS, IAU; Prof. Antoni NOWAKOWSKI, Poland; Prof. Mikhail ZGUROVSKY, Ukraine

8. ICSU Committee on Data for Science and Technology – CODATA General Information CODATA is a non governmental organization 25 Member Countries 16 International Scientific Unions as Members 4 Co-opted Scientific Organizations 13 Supporting Organizations(Industry, Government and Academia)

9. Australia Brazil Cameroon Canada Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taipei Czech Republic France* Georgia Germany* India Indonesia * Associate Member Ireland Israel Japan Korea Nigeria Poland Russia Senegal South Africa Thailand Ukraine UK USA Member Countries

10. Scientific Unions • International Astronomical Union • International Union of Pure and AppliedChemistry • International Union of Pure and AppliedPhysics • International Union of Biological Sciences • International Geographical Union • International Union of Crystallography • International Union of Biochemistry and MolecularBiology • International Union of Geological Sciences • International Union of Psychological Science • International Union of Pure and AppliedBiophysics • International Union of Nutritional Sciences • International Union of Pharmacology • International Union of ImmunologicalSocieties • International Union of MicrobiologicalSocieties • International Union of SoilScientists • IUGG

11. Co-opted Organizations • ICSU Panel on World Data Centers • Federation of Astronomical and Geophysical Services • International Council for Scientific and Technical Information • World Federation for Culture Collections

12. Supporting Organizations • Defense Technical Information • Springer-Verlag • All Russian Institute of Scientific and Technical Information • Chemical Abstracts Services • Fachinformationszentrum Chemie, Gmbh • Japan association for International Chemical Information • National Library of Medicine • Design Institute for Physical Property Data (DIPPR) American Institute for Chemical Engineers • Japan Society of Information and Knowledge • Protein Data Bank • Protein Information Resources • Russian Research Centre for Standardization, Information and Certification of Materials (VNITS SMV) • Stroyteks

13. CODATA Achieves its Mission through: • Task Groups • National Member Activities • Participation in Important International Initiatives, e.g. WSIS • Organizes Biennial International Conferences • CODATA Electronic Data Science Journal • Publications • Workshops • Studies and Reports • Co-operation and Liaison with Other Scientific Organizations

14. Publications • A large number of Monographs and other documents have been published (Springer). • Currently the Data Science Journal is being published electronically, courtesy Japanese e-platform.

15. Recognition of Outstanding Contributions • Outstanding contributions in data science are being recognized by the biennial CODATA Prize. • CODATA has introduced Young Scientists Award for Best Paper at its Intl. Conference; Special Sessions by young scientists; more to follow • Canadian CODATA National Committee has shown exemplary initiative to sponsor young researchers to CODATA International Conferences.

16. Anthropometric Data and Engineering Biodiversity, Observation and Specimen Records Data Sources for Sustainable Development in SADC Countries e-Gy Earth and Space Science Data Interoperability Exchangeable Materials Data Representation to Support Scientific Research and Education Fundamental Constants Gas Hydrates Global Information Commons for Science Initiative-EU Activities Polar Year Data Policy and Management Preservation of and Access to S&T Data in Developing Countries CODATA Task Groups

17. CODATA Task Groups Relevant to VAMAS • e-Gy Earth and Space Science Data Interoperability • Exchangeable Materials Data Representation to Support Scientific Research and Education • Fundamental Constants • Gas Hydrates • Preservation of and Access to S&T Data in Developing Countries

18. CODATA Data Science Journal • A peer-reviewed electronic journal • Publishing papers on the management of data and databases in Science and Technology • The scope of the journal includes descriptions of data systems, their publication on the internet, applications and legal issues • All of the Sciences are covered, including the Physical Sciences, Engineering, the Geosciences and the Biosciences, along with Agriculture and the Medical Science. http://dsj.codataweb.org/

19. Biennal International Conferences • Recent Past • Berlin 2004 • Beijing 2006 (Over 600 participants from 30 countries) http://www.codata.org/06conf/index.html Kiev 2008 http://www.codata.org/06conf/index.html • Forthcoming Conference:Cape Town October 2010 www.codata2010.org

20. Collaboration with International Organizations: A Sample • International Council for Science (ICSU) IPYproject • UNESCO • Org. of Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) • Global Biodiversity Information Framework (GBIF) • Global Earth Observation Systems of Systems (GEOSS) • International Association of Networking Publications (INASP) • International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) • Science Commons • EU bodies

21. Preparatory Phase: Geneva, Dec 2003 Final Phase: Tunis, November 2005

22. WSIS – The First PhaseCulmination in Geneva • In December 2003, more than 172 countries participated in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) at Geneva • In collaboration with ICSU and UNESCO, it held an International Workshop in UNESCO in March 2003 on “The Role of Science in the Information Society” • A nine point Agenda for Action came from this Workshop

23. WSIS First Phase: Geneva, December 2003 Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action Adopted by 175 countries Paragraph 7: “Science has a central role in the development of the Information Society.” Article 10 of the Agenda for Action:Emphasis on “Access to Information and Knowledge,” and Article 23 recognizes the important role of “e-Science.”

24. Major CODATA activities between Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) • Special Session at 19th International Conference of CODATA, Nov 2004, Berlin • International Workshop on “Creating theInformation Commons for e-Science: Toward Institutional Policies and Guidelines for Action”Paris, 1-2 Sep 2005 • Three Sessions at the World Summit on Information Society, Tunis, November 2005

25. Partners ICSU, ICSTI, INASP, UNESCO, US National Academy of Sciences, TWAS, and in collaboration of the OECD

26. A Significant Achievement Helped in firming up the new initiative on Global Information Commons for Science after discussions from legal, economic and other perspectives

27. “Science helped to create the Information Society—it can now help extend that society to all.” Iwata, S., and R.S. Chen. 2005. Science and the Digital Divide (editorial). Science 310 (5747, 21 October): 405.

28. CODATA and Task DA-06-01of GEOSS Lead Author: Paul F. Uhlir Core Authors: Robert Chen Charles Barton Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz Katleen Janssen A white paper on guidelines for data sharing for GEOSS

29. Important Landmarks March 2006: Discussions with the International Council for Science, ICSU April 2006: Discussions commence with GEO Secretariat CODATA a Co-Lead on the Task October 2006: GEO/CODATA organize a meeting in Beijing around CODATA Conference (CODATA appointedlead on Task) June 2007: First draft of White Paper and Summary

30. Continued……… September 2007: Presented to ADC meeting Washington October 2007:Update of White Paper based on comments November 2007: Presented to GEO Plenary and Ministerial, Cape Town May 2008:Update of White Paper based on comments Dividing the document into two components White Paper Implementation Guidelines

31. Final Steps 2008: BucharestPlenary (in place of Beijing) 2009: Presentation to GEO Plenary in Washington 2010: Ministériel Meeting

32. COMMUNIA The European Thematic Network on the Public Domain in the Digital Age • European point of reference for both theoretical and practical analysis as well as strategic policy discussion of existing andemerging issues related to the public domain in the digital environment - as well as related topics including, but not limited, alternative forms of licensing for creative material; open access to scientific publications and research results; management of works whose authors are unknown (i.e. orphan works)

33. COMMUNIA Contd… Coverage • Geographical territory of the European Union as well as neighbouring and accessing countries • Plans to build strategic relationships with third countries such as the United States and Brazil

34. COMMUNIA Contd… Activities and Deliverables during three years • Thematic workshops (3/yr) and conferences (1/yr) to maintain a strong link between all the participants and use face-to-face meetings as a source of material for the analytical and practical work of the project • Production of a book • Establishment of an academic journal • A "best practices" guide for European research and reference centers on the topics covered by COMMUNIA • A final strategic report containing policy guidelines that will help all the stakeholders tackling the issues that the existence of a digital public domain have raised and will undoubtetdly continue to raise.

35. COMMUNIA Contd… Stakeholders • EU Member States • Three candidate countries and Switzerland • USA and Brazil • CODATA • Creative Commons • EBLIDA

36. Challenges Facing CODATA • CODATA has the potential to serve with other organizations as a vehicle of development in the least developed regions, particularly in increasing the quality and spread of education. • There is a great scope in integrating traditional knowledge base with the main stream in a transparent and ethical manner.

37. Good efforts distributed in several organizations: Some examples CSIR—NGRI, NML,NPL, TKDL and others DAE--- BARC, IGCAR DBT---Sponsors these activities DST--- Sponsors these activities ICAR ICMR ONGC Data Science and Indian Scenario

38. Need for Digital Repositories in all organizations Already initiatives are being taken by many institutes Data Science and Indian Scenario

39. Challenges before CODATA • Need for organizing Data Science as an important discipline Examples of emerging areas: Combinatorial Material Science; Design of Materials • Data and Information an important part of ICSU Strategic Plan • Active participation in International Activities like CODATA Task Groups,

40. Challenges before CODATA Possibilities of Strong International Collaboration ICSU CODATA IAP UNIDO ??

41. Summary • CODATA, its Mission and activities • Participation in international initiatives like those of UNESCO and ICSU

42. Dhanyavad Cnacudo Merci Arigatogozaimasu Thank You