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DCC Implementation Network

DCC Coordinator Meeting

14 January 2025, in Utrecht

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Programme

Facilitator: Wina Smeenk

10:00-11:00 Alignment on OSNL Call part 1

11:00-11:15 koffie break

11.15-12:00 Alignment on OSNL Call part 2

12:00-12:15 DCC collaboration topics and OSNL infrastructure pre-proposals

12:15-13:15 Lunch break

Facilitator: Kimberley Zwiers

13:15-13:30 Buddy system

13:30 - 15: 30 (including a coffebreak)

"Federated Infrastructure to enable Research Workflows" presentation by Ymke en Laurents from SURF.

15:30-15:45 Wrap-up, highlights and next steps

DRINKS

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Regieorgaan Open Science NL (OSNL)

Mission: "To advance and accelerate Open Science in the Netherlands with the goal of making Open Science the norm"

Section 1.2. Strengthening local and thematic Digital Competence Centres – increasing software training capacity and investing in interoperability of research data.

Call for proposals:“Strengthening local and thematic DCCs: Software Training and Data Interoperability”

Deadline: 25 June 2024, 14:00h

Goal: Strengthen the local and thematic DCCs by

  • Increasing the capacity for open research software training
  • Increasing the capacity for addressing the interoperability aspects of research data

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OSNL Call: “Strengthening local and thematic DCCs: Software Training and Data Interoperability”

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Morning Programme

Facilitator: Wina Smeenk

10:00-11:00 Alignment on OSNL Call part 1

  • DCC-PO - Leon van Ekeren
  • eScience Center - Lieke de Boer & Fenne Riemslagh
  • Utrecht University - Martine de Vos
  • UMCG -EfiGkoumasi (by video)

11:00-11:15 Coffee break

11.15-12:00 Alignment on OSNL Call part 2

  • TDCC-SSH - Nils Arlinghaus
  • TDCC-NES - Lena Karvovskaya
  • TDCC-LSH - Kimberley Zwiers

12:00-12:15 DCC collaboration topics and OSNL infrastructure pre-proposals by Kees den Heijer

12:15-13:15 lunch break

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Utrecht University - Martine de Vos

  • Proposal Research software:
    • High Performance Computing
    • strengthen 1st line support

  • Collaborate on:
    • online HPC courses
    • advanced modules Research Cloud
    • HPC spring/summer school

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UMCG VIDEO

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START YOUR CONVERSATION IN DIFFERENT CORNERS

Define at least one next step with one of the 3 (or 4) colleagues)

Think off:

  1. Feedback for eScience Center .. I am interested in…..
  2. Coffee appointment with xxx to further discuss YYY
  3. We have materials on these digital skills on offer……
  4. ………..

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The plans of the Thematic DCCs

Note: Due to the differences between the three domains, each Thematic DCC �is taking a different approach to how to use the capacity.

Social Sciences & Humanities

Natural & Engineering Sciences

Life Sciences & Health

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The plans of the Thematic DCCs: SSH

What is the main topic within interoperability we at the TDCC-SSH will focus on:

  • Addressing fragmented data practices and silos and a lack of awareness around tools and infrastructures�

Which roles we plan to hire to achieve this?

  • SSH Ontology & Metadata Coordinator, 48 months @ 0,8 FTE
  • 4 x Interoperability Mission Specialists, 18 months @ 0,8 FTE
  • Possibility to hire additional domain specific experts, short term

What we would like to hear from YOU in the interactive exercise later:

  • Do you see under-served communities or collections that could be unlocked through making them interoperable?
  • What good practice already exists? What are you already doing?

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The plans of the Thematic DCCs: NES

What is the main topic within interoperability we at the TDCC-NES will focus on:

  • Our ontology experts will work on discipline specific ontologies through joint projects with research groups

Which roles we plan to hire to achieve this?

  • 0,8 fte ontology engineer
  • 0,8 fte ontology engineer

What we would like to hear from YOU in the interactive exercise later:

  • What information would you like from us to locate potential interest at your institution?
  • What are your local plans for ontologies?
  • Who can be a contact person for us?

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The plans of the Thematic DCCs: LSH

What is the main topic within interoperability we at the TDCC-LSH will focus on:

  • Make data resources across the broader LSH domain interoperable in a collective research data workflow assembly.

Which roles we plan to hire to achieve this? (3,5 Years)

  • 1 fte Metadata/semantic specialist
  • 1 fte Bioinformatician/technical specialist

What we would like to hear from YOU in the interactive exercise later:

  • What are your interoperability plans (metadata/ontology schemas, technical alignment of data management workflow systems, etc.) and how to best collaborate (workshops)?
  • How to best employ current experiences, workflows and standards from different LSH initiatives?

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START YOUR CONVERSATION IN DIFFERENT CORNERS

Define at least one next step with one of the 3 (or 4) colleagues)

Think off:

  • Feedback for eScience Center .. I am interested in…..
  • Coffee appointment with xxx to further discuss YYY
  • We have materials on these digital skills on offer……
  • ………..

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Poster board section

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Draft overview slide, remove when complete

  • Slides template:
    • Introduction to the OSNL call, reminder of 2 FTE & 0,5 FTE
    • Umbrella of Interoperability: to what aspect does our TDCC want to contribute? (presentation by NES/LSH/SSH)
      • Focus of the program: ontology, metadata, technical interoperability, awareness raising, etc…
      • Visualize how the 2 FTE for over the years (3,5 - 4 years will be used? (E.g. who are we hiring?)
      • What does YOUR TDCC need from them?
        • Connections? Contact details?
        • Event attendance?
        • Active participation?
    • Other flash presentations
      • Martine de vos Utrecht - has some questions on training
      • Katrin Sutter Radboud
      • Leon van Ekeren DCC-PO present - would like to know if anyone wants to share one person.
      • e-Science Center - Lieke

    • Exercise with poster boards

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Challenge: Currently, researchers within the Dutch Life Sciences and Health (LSH) domain have a hard time to find, access, combine and reuse data resources relevant to their research.

Goal: is to make data resources across the broader LSH domain interoperable in a collective research data workflow assembly

Project: Focus on improving the situation by enhancing the FAIRness of existing data collections and research workflows from important research initiatives across the Dutch LSH research field by bundling experiences while building on international standards.

Who: Hire a metadata/semantic specialist and a bioinformatician/technical specialist in the TDCC-LSH team to work with communities.

Plan:

  • Work towards alignment of existing research (data) initiatives and help implement interoperable LSH-specific metadata/ontology schemas.
  • Drive technical alignment of data management workflow systems across the broader LSH field.
  • Steps towards interoperability of datasets and tools among research initiatives.
  • Strengthen alignment by organising workshops, tuned with other TDCC-teams. 

Collective research data workflow assembly to enhance FAIR practices across the Dutch Life Sciences and Health domain

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Reminder/Recap: The OSNL call

  • Goal of the call:
    • Strengthen the capacity of local and thematic digital competence centres (DCCs) in the area of research software training and research data interoperability.
  • Duration: 4 years
  • For each Thematic DCC:
    • 2 fte per year for data interoperability expertise
  • For each Local DCC:
    • 0.5. fte per year for community manager capacity focusing on research data interoperability
    • 0.5 fte trainer capacity for open source software skills
  • For the eScience Center

Recap on the context of the OSNL call and the general facts

(remove this box when slides are finished)

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DCC collaboration topics

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Background

  • List of collaboration topics collected in January 2024
  • Prioritized based on active collaboration potential
  • List not exhausting
  • Topics and prioritization might change over time

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Collaboration topics January 2024

Collaboration topic

Actively collaborate 2024/2025

Passively interested 2024/2025

Not interested before 2026

How to best organize the DCC

11

4

0

Sharing experience about research software management

10

5

0

Expertise in community building

10

5

0

Address overlap in calls

9

6

0

Further development of RDM infrastructure (iRODS/YoDa)

9

2

4

Implementation of SMPs (Software Management Plans)

8

7

0

Data stewardship training, both for support staff and for researchers

7

5

0

Sharing experience on deidentifiction practice and tools

7

7

0

Integrated workflow for DMP-ethics-privacy assessment

6

5

1

AI training, including legal and ethical considerations

5

6

2

SURF Research Cloud (shared support information)

5

7

2

Shared support information for (infrastructure) services

4

11

0

Procurement of research software (DAS online collaboration tools)

2

12

0

RDM with citizen science

2

12

1

Privacy and security risk analysis (SURF Vendor Compliance)

1

13

0

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Time for an update

  • Are these topics still relevant?
  • What are current activities on these topics (internal or in collaboration with other DCCs)?
  • If no activity on a topic, why not? (e.g. no priority, high complexity, …)
  • Should new topics be added?

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  1. <org>

We are co-applicant in a OSNL infra proposal entitled “Yoda as connecting infrastructure for seamless open science”

6 <org>

We have other priorities given the budget cuts.

  1. <org>

We an internal project for the development of …..

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OSNL Infrastructure�pre-proposals

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Background

  • Many pre-proposals have been submitted
  • More applications reduce individual chances of success
  • Likely, there is overlap or connection between project ideas

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Let’s find each other

  • Which pre-proposals are you involved in?
  • Fill in the form
    • Title
    • Applicants
    • DCC collaboration topics
    • Remarks (optional)
  • Stick it to the wall
  • Team up!

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Afternoon Programme

Facilitator Kimberley Zwiers

13:15-13:30 Buddy system: Research Software Management Supporters (RSMS)

13:30-15:30 "Federated Infrastructure to enable Research Workflows" by SURF. (including break)

15:30-15:45 wrap-up, highlights and next steps

15:45- drinks

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RSMS BUDDY PROGRAM with eScience Center!!!

  • Background

  • Now

  • 7 teams

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Slides Margriet & Anouk

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RSMS BUDDY PROGRAM

  • Create a deliverable for the community together with your peer, Could be anything like a piece of software or a white paper
  • Visit each other at the workplace with a purpose e.g. discuss Research Software Management Policies, or Guidelines, roadmaps for next (2) years
  • Developing generic workflows for implementing the software management policy and guideline.
  • Meeting at the institution of your buddy around an event (TiU, UU, and VU have coding/programming cafe, etc.)
  • Make an appointment to meet at a given event (eScience training, SURF training etc.) with the buddy
  • Exchange information/connections to relevant organizations with each other
  • regular calls e.g. every month or ad hoc

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RSMS BUDDY PROGRAM NEXT ON

  • Online lunches with common interest topic
  • June 26th 2025: in person and for others
  • Still people who would like to join?

  • Buddy programs for other professions as well ?

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Afternoon Programme part 2

13:30-15:30 "Federated Infrastructure to enable Research Workflows" by SURF.

See mail with attachments you received Wednesday.

  • Ymke van den Berg
  • Maarten Hoogerwerf
  • Laurents Sesink
  • Kees den Heijer

15:30-15:45 wrap-up, highlights and next steps

15:45- drinks

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Slides SURF