From 1c94efd21167bdc6993ae38649614d49dba0e6d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philipp Conzett Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 07:02:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update news.md --- source/news.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/news.md b/source/news.md index d4000f0..fa64246 100644 --- a/source/news.md +++ b/source/news.md @@ -5,3 +5,27 @@ Join the Dataverse Project and @CIMMYT for the 10th annual Dataverse Community M **Proposals are due by December 15, 2023.** See our [community meeting website](https://sites.harvard.edu/dcm2024/proposals/) for more information. + + +## September 5, 2023 +**The Dataverse Sustainability Working Group is Launched!** +The Dataverse community is growing rapidly. Earlier this year, installation no. 100 was added to the “official” list of [Dataverse Installations Around the World](https://dataverse.org/installations). The Dataverse software is chosen by an increasing number of organizations across the globe as the technical backbone of their Trusted Digital Repository for research data. + +**The Global Dataverse Community Consortium (GDCC)** recognized that with this growth and popularity comes the responsibility of ensuring the long-term sustainability of the software and the community. That’s why we have initiated the **Dataverse Sustainability Working Group (WG)**. The WG had its kick-off meeting on September 5, where the WG Charter was approved and **Dieuwertje Bloemen** from KU Leuven (Belgia) and **Rene Belsø** from DeiC (Denmark) were elected as WG Chairs. They will also serve as the points of contact for the WG. + +The mission of the working group is to provide **evidence-based, community-reviewed, and consensus-based recommendations on how to empower the global Dataverse community to sustain the Dataverse software and the strength of the Dataverse community**. + +The working group will map out the needs and challenges of the community. Based on this mapping, the WG will deliver recommendations in the form of a report(s), addressing the following issues: +- **Mission and vision:** What purpose should the community have? What should the community envision to achieve in the next 5-10 years? +- **Strategic objectives:** What objectives should the community have to carry out its mission and to achieve its vision? +- **Means and resources:** What means and resources should the community use to achieve its strategic objectives? +- **Implementation:** What plan and roadmap should the community have to achieve its objectives? + +Expected timeline: +- August 2023: Working Group established +- September 2023: First meeting +- February 2023: Status report to the GDCC Steering Committee +- March 2024: Working Group presents options and scenarios to the community at the Dataverse Community Meeting 2024 +- June 2024: Final report with recommendations to the GDCC Steering Committee + +For more details and information on the working group, please reach out to the co-chairs Dieuwertje Bloemen (dieuwertje.bloemen@kuleuven.be) and Rene Belso (rene.belso@deic.dk).