The World Data System
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Qin (Ariel) Xu has joined the WDS-ITO as a practicum student for this semester. She is currently pursuing a Master of Information Studies at McGill University, specializing in Machine Learning and Data Science. She also holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, where she majored in Statistics, Cognitive Science, and Computer Science.… Read More »Welcome Qin (Ariel)!

As this year’s International Digital Health Week, November 4 to 10, 2024, (DHW2024) comes to a close, the spotlight turns toward addressing an urgent global challenge at the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29). This timely overlap provides a unique opportunity to reflect on the role digital health innovations play in shaping not… Read More »Celebrating Digital Health Week at the Dawn of COP29

The Workshop Our workshop on Evaluating Dataset AI Readiness for Data Repositories: Considerations and Approaches held earlier this month was a great success! Harnessing AI for science and society is a key objective for organizations around the world, from international to national to disciplinary scales. Data repositories have an essential role to play in providing… Read More »Evaluating Dataset AI Readiness for Data Repositories – Workshop Review and Pilot Project