Research data alliance - RDA an organisation towards social and technical bridges to enable the open sharing and re-use of data with full credit to FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data requirements.

The Research Data Alliance (ambassador poster)

With over 9000 members from 137 countries, RDA provides neutral space where its members can come together to work towards Research Data Sharing without barriers.  

The Research Data Alliance (RDA) was launched as a community-driven initiative in 2013 by the European Commission, the United States Government's National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Australian Government’s Department of Innovation with the goal of building the social and technical infrastructure to enable open sharing and re-use of data.

RDA has a grass-roots, inclusive approach covering all data lifecycle stages in all science domains, engaging data producers, users and stewards, addressing data exchange, processing, and storage. It has succeeded in creating the neutral social platform where international research data experts meet to exchange views and to agree on topics including social hurdles on data sharing, education and training challenges, data management plans and certification of data repositories, disciplinary and interdisciplinary interoperability, as well as technological aspects.