Want to know how DiSSCo looks like in real, tangible terms? Then you'll be interested in the technical demo sessions that we are organising as part of the #DiSSCoTransition project. Watch them all in our #Youtube channel. Subscribe now👉youtube.com/@disscoresearch European Research Executive Agency

Great to see this! As we increase our efforts with identifiers in #biodiversity and natural science collections data, the link and interoperability with cultural heritage will be crucial within the context of European Data Space. DiSSCo Pensoft B-Cubed Project plazi

📢 The ENVRI community has a new shiny website! As part of the European Network of Environmental Research Infrastructures, we're happy to share the newly revamped platform that brings together projects, opportunities and more from its members! Have a look ➡️ go.egi.eu/envri

Our recent 6th interim general assembly announced a new governance body for DiSSCo: the Interim Council. It will complete DiSSCo's #ERIC application and design the policies and strategies for the construction phase of the future RI. dissco.eu/dissco-creates… European Research Executive Agency

👍With their #Herbarium Data Management Plan, @BGM_coll_res establish clear guidelines for staff & other users in line with #FAIRdata principles; and in compliance with stakeholders' #data requirements. 🔓See: doi.org/10.3897/rio.10…. #plantscience #botany #iambotanist #IBC2024

A huge leap forward for the collections in Greece! 🇬🇷 8 Institutions are to receive 5.7 million € from the Government for the digitalization of their specimens! A big step towards the DiSSCo #ERIC! #taxonomy #biodiversity The news (in Greek) 👇 uoc.gr/announce/mfi8.…

An amazing DiSSCo trip has just started, aiming to the digitization of our natural specimen collections, making natural science research more responsive and resilient! #DepartmentofBiology #botanicalmuseum #zoologicalmuseum Geology, UPatras University of Patras thebest.gr/article/757572…

The Greek Ministry for Energy and the Environment has given a crucial financial push to set up a programme for digitisation of #naturalhistory collections across the country, bringing them a step closer to DiSSCo. Read more 👉dissco.eu/digitisation-g…

See you in Japan at the SPNHC-@TDWG conference #TDWG2024! Below a bit of a summary with some of the DiSSCo-related sessions, so you don't miss a thing, even if you stay home! European Research Executive Agency

📢 Want to join our team? Only one day left to apply for our Web Developer position at CETAF!  ⏱️ Full-time position  ⌛️Deadline: 30th August, 00:00 (CEST)  🇧🇪 Brussels (BEL) More info here 👉 cetaf.org/elementor-1057…  #JobOpportunities #WebDeveloper #Taxonomy #JobOffer

🧐Wrapping up the XXVII Int'l Congress of #Entomology (International Congress of Entomology 2024 Kyoto JP) with an Easter egg, #ICE2024Kyoto delegates have been asking about! 🤩We launched a brand new #journal: NHCMjournal dedicated to #NaturalHistory collections! ℹ️ Find more: blog.pensoft.net/2024/08/30/new… #ICE2024

Only for those really in the business! DiSSCo's openDS #datamodel (comprehensive data specification for the #DigitalSpecimen) is open for review until next September 10th. Learn all about it on dissco.tech 👉dissco.tech/2024/07/25/ope… #bioinformatics European Research Executive Agency

We just had our 4th DiSSCo #datainfrastructure and core services demo session, and we thought that you might be interested. You can read about and watch it all here 👉 dissco.eu/dissco-demo-se… European Research Executive Agency Horizon Europe🇪🇺 #biodiversity #FAIRdata #bioinformatics #MachineLearning

Great to see the mention of Persistent Identifiers, IGSN DataCite DiSSCo during the #tdwg2024 Digital Extended Specimen discussion.

📢NOW at #TDWG2024! In a BiCIKL_H2020-led symposium, the team we are proud to have coordinated reports on highlights activities towards linked & #FAIRdata in #biodiversity; talk about #BiCIKL_H2020's key output: the #BiodiversityKnowledgeHub AND have a look BEYOND! 👇🧵

8/🧵 Wouter Addink presents DIGITAL #specimens & their referencing & citation via #Specimen #DOIs. 👏His team's new publication in BDJournal showcases how it works in practice! 👉The paper: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12… also features #nanopublications! #TDWG2024 #BiCIKL_H2020

From #TDWG2024: DiSSCo's technical team chair, Wouter Addink presents the advantages of using #digitalspecimen #DOIs for citation and referencing in scientific publications and showcases a real example, powered by ARPHA See it here 👉bdj.pensoft.net/article/129438/ European Research Executive Agency

From #TDWG2024: DiSSCo team member Laurence Livermore (DiSSCo UK) during his workshop about #LatimerCore, the new TDWG standard for #naturalsciences #collections which DiSSCo has contributed to develop. Get to know LtC here👉 dissco.eu/latimer-core-d… European Research Executive Agency #FAIRdata

From both sides of the screen at #TDWG2024: members of DiSSCo's development team Sharif Islam, Sam Leeflang and Tom Dijkema talk about #FAIR principles in biodiversity #digitaltwin and the potential of #FAIRdigitalobjects annotations, respectively. European Research Executive Agency #biodiversity #data

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