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The EU published a report on the European Data Strategy. The objective of the European data strategy is to make sure the EU becomes a role model and a leader for a society empowered by data.

Not all file formats ensure long-term usability, accessibility and preservation of data. DANS works with preferred formats.

Read the success stories about sharing and reusing data in the latest E-data & Research in Dutch. Including in this issue: Trading areas VOC and WIC online, EHRI brings researchers and sources together as a platform for Holocaust research and Koninklijke Bibliotheek saves XS4ALL homepages.

Do you want to professionalise in the field of data support? Follow the renewed “Essentials 4 Data Support” course and learn the art of good data management and data preservation. This course has been contributing to the professionalisation of data supporters in the Netherlands and the rest of the world for years. Register now for the course rounds in 2020.

Herbert Van de Sompel, Chief Innovation Officer at DANS, has been appointed endowed professor at the University of Ghent.

On April 1, Henk Wals will take up the directorship of DANS, the Dutch institute of KNAW and NWO for permanent access to digital research data. He succeeds Peter Doorn, who has expressed his desire to step down after 15 years.

Are you a researcher with a good example of shared data? Or do you know someone who is? You can nominate yourself, another researcher or a research group through researchdata.nl.

The United Nations has declared 11 February as the international day of women and girls in science. Over the past 15 years, the global community has put a lot of effort into inspiring and involving women and girls in science. Yet women and girls lag behind in participating in science. Various publications on this subject can be found in NARCIS.