The World Data System
International Technology Office

Coming into this practicum with a background in data science, I was eager to explore how structured metadata, standards, and repository governance interact in real-world contexts. This experience surpassed my expectations—offering not only technical challenges but also broader insights into the complexities of managing global research infrastructure. Over the course of the practicum, I had… Read More »Final Words from Qin (Ariel)

On this World Health Day, as we focus on ‘Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures,’ the critical role of robust health research in achieving this vision becomes ever more apparent. At the recent Health Data Summit 2025 in Brussels, Belgium, the focus was on strategic data quality management – the very foundation for using data to improve… Read More »Data Quality for Healthy Beginnings and Hopeful Futures – Reflections on the Health Data Summit 2025 on World Health Day

We’ve created a new social media profile on Bluesky! We are transitioning our primary social media presence to Bluesky in order to engage with and inform our membership and wider open data community. For now, we are continuing to support our X account, but will be decommissioning that in the near-term. Our decision is largely… Read More »The World Data System International Technology Office is on Bluesky!