Speaker: Sarah Jones, EOSC Engagement Manager, GÉANT, Netherlands
Sarah Jones is EOSC Engagement Manager at GÉANT, where she works with NRENs on supporting Open Science. She is an information professional with over a decade working in research data services in the higher education sector. At the Digital Curation Centre she led the DMPonline service and worked on consultancy and training. Sarah was rapporteur on the European Commission’s FAIR Data Expert Group and independent expert on the EOSC Executive Board, chairing the FAIR Working Group. She now sits on the EOSC Association Board of Directors.
Abstract: “How NRENs and Universities are Supporting Open Science”
This talk will introduce Open Science and the support services being offered by NRENs and research performing organisations to assist researchers with managing and sharing their data. It will reflect on some of the key challenges being faced across the sector and ways in which cross-institutional approaches or national providers such as NRENs can assist with these. Practical examples will be given on existing work to help inspire further support in the Arab region.
