Participants of the first Research Software Indaba held in Cape Town, South Africa in May 2023. (Photo credit: Noxolo Chalale) By Anelda Van der Walt (Director, Talarify) 6 December 2023 The African continent is home to some of the world’s most significant multi-country research projects.
October 2023 Authors: Kim Hartley and Michelle Barker We are proud to report that the second International Research Software Funders Workshop, co-hosted by the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) and the Research Software Alliance (ReSA) from 18-20 September was a great success.
15 September 2023 DOI: 10.59350/a0wh3-y3057 Image source: Prostock-studio, Shutterstock We are pleased to announce that Version 1.0 of the Amsterdam Declaration on Funding Research Software Sustainability (ADORE.software) is now released.
4 September 2023 Authors: Eric Allen Jensen, Daniel S. Katz DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8312543 Research software is the unsung hero of modern science. Yet it often plays second fiddle to traditional scholarly outputs such as journal articles. As research grows increasingly computational, the need to recognise software contributions becomes imperative. However, there are a number of challenges that must be overcome to achieve this.
June 2023 Authors: Kim Hartley, Michelle Barker, Mark Leggott, Daniel S. Katz DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7986715 How Can Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) Support Research Software? Did you know that an organisational Open Source Program Office (OSPO) has the potential to improve sustainability of research software in universities, governments, and civic institutions?
June 2023 Authors: Kim Hartley, Michelle Barker, Mark Leggott, Daniel S. Katz DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7986715 How Can Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) Support Research Software? Did you know that an organisational Open Source Program Office (OSPO) has the potential to improve sustainability of research software in universities, governments, and civic institutions?
May, 2023 Author: Paula Andrea Martinez Introduction The ReSA Task force on “Research institution policies to support research software” aims to collect institutional policies for further dissemination as examples and encouragement to increase the value of research software assets worldwide.
April, 2023 Author: Saranjeet Kaur Bhogal Introduction This blog explores my thoughts on the potential role of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in promoting the growth of a Research Software Engineering (RSE) community in Asia-Pacific. The significance of this lies in the fact that NRENs have not traditionally been significantly involved in supporting RSE groups in other regions.
April, 2023 Author: Saranjeet Kaur Bhogal Introduction This blog explores my thoughts on the potential role of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in promoting the growth of a Research Software Engineering (RSE) community in Asia-Pacific. The significance of this lies in the fact that NRENs have not traditionally been significantly involved in supporting RSE groups in other regions.
February, 2023 This downloadable report documents the Research Software Alliance (ReSA) engagement in 2022 with key decision-makers and influencers in research software across the globe, as well as the broader research software community.