World Data System releases its 2025-2027 Action Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OAK RIDGE, TN, 4 March, 2025 –The World Data System (WDS) is excited to announce the release of its 2025-2027 Action Plan. This plan outlines the strategic initiatives and key objectives that will guide WDS’s efforts over the next three years, aiming to enhance global data management and sharing practices.
The 2025-2027 WDS action plan focuses on several primary goals and objectives, including improving data accessibility, fostering international collaboration, and promoting data-driven decision-making. WDS has updated the action plan with the current state of technological advancements within data, such as artificial intelligence, and keeping in mind that our worldview can be shaped by how we use data.
Collaboration remains at the forefront of WDS’s mission. Ensuring the long-term sustainability of our data systems is a top priority. The action plan outlines strategies for maintaining reliable and impactful data infrastructures.
To provide a comprehensive overview of these updates, WDS invites all interested parties to join an upcoming webinar: 2025-2027 World Data System Action Plan. This webinar offers an opportunity to connect with WDS leadership and fellow members. David Castle, WDS Scientific Committee Chair, and Suzie Allard, Principal Investigator to the International Program Office, will share their insights into the action plan process and explore the new opportunities arising from the updated objectives.
Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed about the future direction of the World Data System and how it will impact our global community.
About the World Data System
Founded in 2008, the World Data System (WDS) is an affiliated body of the International Science Council (ISC). Its mission is to enhance the capabilities, impact, and sustainability of its member repositories and data services by fostering trusted communities of scientific data repositories. The WDS also aims to strengthen the entire lifecycle of data management, ensuring that high-quality data supports first-class research output. Additionally, it advocates for accessible data along with transparent and reproducible science.
World Data System International Program Office (WDS-IPO) is hosted by the University of Tennessee at the University of Tennessee Oak Ridge Innovation Institute. This work is supported by a cooperative agreement (DE-SC0021915) with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. Contact WDS-IPO at wds-ipo@utk.edu.
Media Contact: Cameron Breland, Communications Specialist cbrelan1@utk.edu
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