The document discusses RDA Europe National Nodes and their role in supporting data-related activities at a national level, promoting the RDA vision through events and workshops, and representing national interests in RDA processes. It provides an example of the RDA node in the Netherlands, run by DANS, which engages with national organizations and holds workshops. It also outlines plans to grow the network of nodes through a series of grants, with targets of 3 new nodes in 2018, 7 in 2019, and 3 in 2020.

1. An introduction to
RDA Europe National Nodes
EOSC-hub / OpenAIRE-Advance webinar
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Daniel Bangert, Sarah Jones
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RDA EU 4.0 and the National Nodes
RDA EU 4.0 builds on existing networks to create a European network of nodes to enhance
Member State cooperation and support of RDA in many European countries & vice versa the
representation of EU countries in RDA Global
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3. What does an RDA National Node do?
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Support data-related activities at the national / local level
Act as central contact point between national data
practitioners and RDA
Promote the RDA vision & results through events, workshops
and meetings
Develop concrete actions to facilitate the uptake/adoption of
RDA outputs
Interact with national research funding bodies and advocate for
data issues
Participate in RDA processes & governance to represent
national interests
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4. RDA node in The Netherlands
RDA in The Netherlands
Node: DANS (Data Archiving and Networked Services)
Currently 282 RDA members in the Netherlands; involvement as
group co-chairs and other RDA activities
Engaging with government, national funding bodies, research
organisations, and other networks (OpenAIRE NOAD, GO-
FAIR-node)
Holding collaborative workshops on data-related topics,
including certification and persistent identifiers
Liaising with specific communities (e.g. Social Sciences and
Humanities)
Disseminating RDA activities and outputs in Dutch via journal
publications and other communication channels
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5. Growing the network
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Targets
3 in 2018
7 in 2019
3 in 2020
Process
RDA Europe 4.0 cascading grants providing
financial support for new National Nodes
First call by July 2018
Webinar on 23 May at 13:00 CEST
https://rd-alliance.org/webinar-what-rda-europe-
node-and-how-get-involved
Total 462,000 € in 3 waves
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6. A collaborative future…
What are the intersections and opportunities to work
together?
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OpenAIRE
NOADs
RDA nodes
NGI
International
Liaisons
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