U23A:
Great Debate: How to Support and Develop the Modern Digital Research Ecosystem to Maximize Benefits of Science for Society and the Research Community


Note: Abstract submissions to Union sessions are by invitation only.


Session ID#: 50296

Session Description:
On the Centennial of AGU, we note the fundamental scientific method has not changed since 1919, yet research has been impacted irreversibly by the advent of computers, the Internet, and the emergence of the modern digital research ecosystem. It is time to ask if we are still adhering to the fundamental principles of reproducibility as computerization has made it so easy to generate data and publications. But digital data is harder to persist, and many repositories are on short term funding. This session focuses on the evolution of the digital research ecosystem and asks, “What changes in process, resources, and funding are needed to support digital infrastructures, and what new approaches are required to ensure research artifacts and the scientific record continue to be accessible for future generations as societal needs evolve?“ The panel representing leaders from the AGU, EGU, JpGU, and worldwide communities will debate and explore these topics.
OSPA Liaison:  Lesley A Wyborn, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Primary Convener:  Lesley A Wyborn, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Conveners:  Erin Robinson, Foundation for Earth Science Information Partners, Boulder, CO, United States, Mrs. Helen Glaves, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, United Kingdom and Shelley Stall, American Geophysical Union, Open Science Leadership, Washington, DC, United States
Chairs:  Lesley A Wyborn, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, Erin Robinson, Foundation for Earth Science Information Partners, Boulder, CO, United States, Mrs. Helen Glaves, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, United Kingdom and Shelley Stall, American Geophysical Union, Open Science Leadership, Washington, DC, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • IN - Earth and Space Science Informatics
Index Terms:

1920 Emerging informatics technologies [INFORMATICS]
1934 International collaboration [INFORMATICS]
1982 Standards [INFORMATICS]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

OPEN ACCESS: FROM ASPIRATION TO IMPLEMENTATION (Invited) (387001)
Maria T Zuber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, MA, United States
The Time is Now - Ideas for Supporting Digital Infrastructures - Lessons from the Belmont Forum (Invited) (351479)
Maria E Uhle, National Science Foundation, Directorate for Geosciences, Arlington, VA, United States
European perspective on the development of a modern digital research ecosystem: the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) contribution (Invited) (407005)
Michel Schouppe, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Open Science and Research Data Sharing in Japan (Invited) (349801)
Yasuhiro Murayama, NICT National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Strategic Program Office, Tokyo, Japan
Providing the best possible weather and natural hazard forecast products for the benefit of society (Invited) (377737)
Florian Pappenberger, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, United Kingdom

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