At the December 2024 RDM Club Call, we will discuss The FAIR Data Accelerator Pilot Project.

The challenges of implementing FAIR principles extend beyond technical and metadata issues. They include social and cultural aspects of professional practice, identity and agency, or the actions humans take in response to changes in their situation and context. The FAIR Data Accelerator Pilot Project uses social science approaches to identify and address the social and cultural barriers to data sharing.

This project is funded by the DSIT/UKRI Research Data Cloud Pilot Commission to Digital Research Investment Committee (DRIC). In this talk, we will discuss our progress to date and outline our plans for scaling up the project. One key aspect of this plan is developing a framework that incorporates insights from social science and helps Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) professionals understand and address the social and cultural barriers to data sharing. 

Speakers

• Allison Littlejohn: Professor of Learning and Technology at University College London. She is Pro Vice Provost (Data Empowered Society Grand Challenge) at UCL and Director of the UCL Knowledge Lab, a transdisciplinary research centre shaping the future of society and technology 
• Eileen Kennedy: Professorial Research Fellow at UCL Knowledge Lab (University College London), researching digital learning co-design for professionals
• Francisco Duran del Fierro: Research Fellow at UCL Knowledge Lab, researching the social and digital transformation of scientific practices and subjectivity-constitution  
• Louise Chisholm: Joint Director of the UK SKA Regional Centre (UKSRC)