U.S. Research Data Summit: Strengthening Cooperation Across Organizations and Sectors: Proceedings of a Workshop (2025)
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Proceedings of a Workshop
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PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE U.S. RESEARCH DATA SUMMIT
JENNIFER HANSEN (Co-Chair), Director, Open Data Policy and Strategy, Microsoft Corporation
MARY LEE KENNEDY (Co-Chair), Former Executive Director, Association of Research Libraries (Retired)
JASON T. BLACK, Associate Professor, School of Business and Industry, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
BONNIE C. CARROLL, Founder and Strategic Consultant, Information International Associates, Inc. (Retired)
STEPHANIE R. CARROLL, Associate Professor, Community, Environment and Policy, University of Arizona, and Director, Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance
DAVID L. MCCOLLUM, Distinguished Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
CYNTHIA R. HUDSON VITALE, Associate Dean of Technology Strategy and Digital Services, Johns Hopkins University
Staff
THOMAS ARRISON, Director, Board on Research Data and Information
ESTER SZTEIN, Staff Officer, U.S. National Committee for CODATA, Board on International Scientific Organizations (until May 2023)
DIAMOND DE GUZMAN, Senior Program Assistant, Board on International Scientific Organizations
Consultant
ROBERT POOL, Rapporteur
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U.S. NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR CODATA
BONNIE C. CARROLL (Chair), Founder and Strategic Consultant, Information International Associates, Inc. (Retired)
PHILIP E. BOURNE, Dean, School of Data Science, University of Virginia
ELIZABETH J. BRUCE, Director, Talent Ecosystem Partnerships, Microsoft Corporation
IAN T. FOSTER, Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Computer Science, University of Chicago
MEREDITH P. GOINS, Executive Director, World Data System*
CHRISTINE KIRKPATRICK, Division Director, Research Data Systems, San Diego Supercomputer Center*
MARK A. MUSEN, Professor of Biomedical Informatics Research, Stanford University School of Medicine
MICHAEL R. NELSON, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment of International Peace
MARK A. PARSONS, Research Scientist and Geographer, University of Alabama in Huntsville*
BETH A. PLALE, Michael A. and Laurie Burns Professor of Computer Engineering, Indiana University*
GIRI PRAKASH, Section Head, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ROBERT E. QUICK, Associate Director, Cyberinfrastructure Integration Research Center, Indiana University
Staff
THOMAS ARRISON, Director, Board on Research Data and Information
DIAMOND DE GUZMAN, Senior Program Assistant, Board on International Scientific Organizations
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* Denotes Ex-officio member
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Reviewers
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Preface and Acknowledgments
In an era of increasing global reliance on research data from a variety of sectors, the U.S. National Committee for CODATA (USNC) recognized the need to bring together the diverse research data efforts across the United States. The goal was to identify shared interests rooted in common guiding principles and establish a pathway for sustained communication and collaboration. The U.S. Research Data Summit was convened in October 2023 with the purpose of initiating a dialogue among leaders from cross-sector organizations, aiming to accelerate progress on a prioritized set of projects. Additionally, the summit planning committee sought to foster a shared understanding of U.S. initiatives to facilitate broader international collaborations.
The summit involved extensive preparation, including a survey undertaken by the Association of Research Libraries and a series of focus group discussions with more than 50 participants drawn from various sectors held in the spring and summer of 2023. This preparation focused on gauging the demand for cross-sector research data collaboration and sustained communication among U.S. organizations. Using this input, the planning committee developed the summit agenda and identified key topics.
The energy for ongoing collaboration was palpable throughout the summit. Participants were highly engaged, actively identifying opportunities, sharing knowledge, and committing to continued work together. Several projects have continued to progress as a direct result of the summit. As you read these proceedings, we hope you too will find opportunities to
accelerate your initiatives through collaboration with like-minded organizations and that you will share knowledge of others’ advancements as you engage in these collaborations.
As co-chairs of the planning committee, we would like to thank those who made it possible and contributed to its success, beginning with the National Science Foundation, the Gates Foundation, and the Geological Society of America, which provided generous financial support for this workshop. We also appreciate the in-kind support provided by the Association of Research Libraries and the San Diego Supercomputer Center. We greatly appreciate the members of the planning committee for their contributions in scoping, developing, and carrying out this project, as well as the workshop rapporteur Robert Pool, facilitator Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, agenda speakers, attendees, and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine staff.
Jennifer Hansen
Mary Lee Kennedy
Planning Committee Co-Chairs
Contents
SUMMIT OBJECTIVES AND DESIRED OUTCOMES
ORGANIZATION OF THIS PROCEEDINGS
LESSONS ABOUT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH DATA PRACTICES FROM THE EARTHCUBE PROJECT
THE FOUNDATION FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESEARCH DATA COLLABORATIONS
THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR
DATA SCIENCE COLLABORATION AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
WORKING WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
THE IMPORTANCE OF ECOLOGICAL FLOURISHING AND HUMAN WELL-BEING
3 Establishing Collaboration Principles
CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL CROSS-RESEARCH DATA COLLABORATIONS
EXAMPLES OF PRINCIPLES FROM OTHER GROUPS
PRINCIPLES FOR RESEARCH DATA COLLABORATIONS
4 Prioritized Opportunities for Advancing Collaboration and Communication
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COLLABORATIONS
DECARBONIZATION COLLABORATIONS
THE CARE OF INDIGENOUS AND MINORITY DATA
EVALUATING THE QUALITY OF DATA IN DATASETS
STANDARDS FOR DATA MANAGEMENT AND SHARING PLANS
REACHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DATA LEADERS
A 2023 U.S. Research Data Summit Focus Group Report
B U.S. Research Data Summit Agenda
