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DTL PLAN OF APPROACH 2015 UPDATE NOV 2015

DTL PAC mee*ng Nov 13th 2015

2015: IMPLEMENT DTL AS NL-WIDE PLATFORM

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DTL network and partnership further strengthened

n Network and formal partnership extended

§ ambition: 35+ partners in 2015 § strategic alliance with technology & sector initiatives

n Funding base strengthened

§ for core team: grow to 65% funding by partners § generate (leads for) external funds for team & partners

n Involvement of network strengthened

§ local DTL teams, IGs/WGs, PAC & SAC, annual meeting n

Focus for 2015

n Strengthen link among DTL ‘hotels’ and secure 3rd call n External funding for ELIXIR-NL coordination & services n DTL/ELIXIR-NL as LS data expertise and infrastructure

layer in NL-health infrastructure

n DTL (FAIR) data stewardship expertise network ready

for NWO and EC guidelines, and funding (5%)

n Build ICT4LS programme: LS on board of ICT roadmap

Data Learning Technologies

DTL DATA

1 – Network of accessible data expert groups and data infrastructure facilities connected across DTL Partnership

• verview of ‘data capabilities and capacities’

available across sectors and technology areas;

• first IG/WGs implemented on common themes;
• regular focus meetings on common challenges;
• network of data & software engineers established

to stimulate collaboration on common technology

2 – DTL data stewardship operational

• common DTL (FAIR) data stewardship approach

worked out, implemented in first projects, and basic tools assembled from partner groups

• coordinated FAIR Data Team established across

major LS data projects and FAIR data approach communicated among DTL expert groups/hotels.

3 - ELIXIR-NL basis for LS data approach

• ELIXIR-NL connects NL international-grade projects
• n LS data stewardship & integration
• joint projects/funding applications realised in

collaboration with international groups

• DTL FAIR data stewardship accepted in ELIXIR/RDA

plus NWO and EC

• first external funding for coordination and services

Ambition 2015 Budgetary considerations 2015

Personnel

• 1 fte – senior data manager (ELIXIR)
• 1 fte FAIR data PL (
• 0.x fte sector coordinator & DTL ‘PALs’
• 0.2 fte – head of node ELIXIR (external funding)
• 0.2 fte – ELIXIR-NL project secretary

Other

• travel (international)
• meetings

Overall aims

• Establish a broad data expert network across

institutes and sectors, well-connected to international initiatives

• Develop a common sustainable approach to

data stewardship & data integration

• Stimulate platform technologies, standards and

training in LS big data management

• Guide development of a federated LS data

infrastructure (incl. e-infrastructure, data resources, tools, standards, courses)

DTL TECHNOLOGIES

1 – Enhanced access to DTL associated technology & data expert facilities

• All DTL-associated facilities and expert groups have

an updated ‘deep’ profile on the DTL web portal.

• First top-group of open facilities engaged in

harmonising their data approach. Goal: FAIR data stewardship adopted in the majority of the DTL associated facilities and expert groups by 2016.

• Focus meetings organized on cross-technology

experimentation and data integration plus on ‘quality, access and sustainability models for technology facilities.

• DTL involved in design of NL cross-ESFRI /cross-

sector agendas on research infrastructures

2 – Active participation in designing ZonMw/ NWO hotel calls 2015/16 and secured funding

• DTL co-designs hotel call 2016 with NWO/ZonMw,

using lessons learned in 2013/14 and 2014/15. FAIR data stewardship implemented as criterion.

• DTL acquires role to advise and assist NWO/

ZonMw to judge data sections of (hotel) projects.

• Funding secured for future calls, and successful

lobby to broaden the hotel concept to other NWO/ZonMw calls (for instance VENI/VIDI/VICI).

Ambition 2015

Overall aims

• Establish cross-disciplinary network of

technology facilities, developers and service providers in academia & industry

• Enable ease of access to DTL-associated

technology expertise and facilities, and link them to promote integrated projects and FAIR data stewardship

• Facilitate a process to consolidate high quality

research infrastructures across the DTL partnership, involving the partners, technology communities and funders.

Budgetary considerations 2015

Personnel

• 0.5 fte – Senior infrastructure manager
• 0.x fte sector coordinator & DTL ‘PALs’

Other

• travel (international)
• meetings

DTL LEARNING

Ambition 2015

Overall aims

• Establish training expertise and capacity

network across the DTL community and mobilise in international initiatives.

• Liaise with graduate and research schools,

(post-) HBO programmes and industry

• Build advanced training portfolio, with focus on

novel technologies and on LS data integration and stewardship

• Help establish sustainable funding mechanisms

for training and education

Budgetary considerations 2015

Personnel

• 0.3 fte – Senior education manager (in kind

RadboudUMC)

• 0.2 fte – DTL Office
• 0.x fte – BioSB Office support (in kind)

Other

• Travel (international)
• Development course directory
• Training-/workshop-associated costs (organisation,

location, catering, venues, ..)

1 – NL-network of training coordinators & experts

• Active training WGs established, related to selected

priority themes Big Data and FAIR Data stewardship

• Strategic collaboration established with BioSB, the

new research school on bioinformatics and systems

• biology. Alliances formed with other schools in DTL

community

• DTL organises cross-UMC data training workforces as

part of the NFU data4lifescience initiative

• DTL involved in ELIXIR-EU training coordination

2 – Data-related courses set up/co-organised

• Training track ‘LS Data expert’ worked out
• Workshops & courses (co-)organised (examples):
• DTL-BioSB tandem offers broad portfolio of

data-related courses in NL

• ELIXIR Data Carpentry Hackaton & workshop
• Big data workshop (with SURFsara)
• Workshop Galaxy & Cloud (with WUR)
• Several FAIR data BYODs
• Metabolomics courses with NMC

3 – Comprehensive DTL course portal

• Course Directory v2.0 (www.dtls.nl/courses/)

DTL COMMUNI(TY/CATION)

1 – DTL community approach implemented

• Interest / Working group model & DTL ‘PALs’

implemented through pilot

• Regular meetings & events (co)organised across

the DTL community

• Co-organisation of cross-ESFRI event NL-Health
• ECCB2016 organisation co-prepared with BioSB

2 – Communication approach implemented

• Communication plan for DTL partnership

developed and implemented

• Regular news, active social media approach &

basic communication material available

3 – DTL portal offers overview of life science data & technology capabilities of DTL partners

• Portal supports DTL hub and nodes approach: NL-
• verview of expertise, facilities, courses, events,

jobs and news, plus specific pages per partner; all better profiled, with enhanced search module.

• Information on ELIXIR-NL and FAIR data stewardship

available through DTL website.

Ambition 2015 Overall aims

• Build a community around the key DTL themes

(connecting existing communities)

• Facilitate DTL Partners in exchange of

technology expertise and challenges to drive innovation and reduce redundancy

• Create visibility of activities and collective

capacities of the DTL partnership

• Promote DTL as the collective platform for life

sciences data & technology information

Budgetary considerations 2015

Personnel

• 0.8 fte – Community/Communication support

Other

• website, portal & forum development
• meetings and events
• PR material
• DTL PALs pilot (10 fellows)

SECTOR & TECH-FIELD APPROACH

1 – First cross-sector/cross-technology initiatives established

• DTL and DTL-associated groups have kick-started

core aspects of NFU Data4lifescience programme & established connections to e.g. beta faculties

• Active engagement set up with ICT Topteam to

make life sciences core to ICT roadmap and COMMIT2DATA: claim in NWO Big Data agenda.

2 – Progress in consolidation and coordination among technology infrastructure initiatives

• DTL strong enabler to connect Dutch ESFRI-nodes

and mechanism set up to coordinate among these infrastructure initiatives (e.g. NL-Health RI)

• Strategic collaboration established with NLeSC,

SURF, DANS and BioSB to strengthen access to e- infrastructure/e-science and training.

• DTL partners well-prepared to data stewardship

requirements of NWO/ZonMw/STW, and EC.

3 – Industry actively involved in DTL

• New large, SME and start-up life science/

technology companies involved in DTL network to broaden innovation potential and have better access to professional services in DTL partnership.

• PPPs engaged in DTL activities.

Ambition 2015

Overall aims

• Strengthen coordination and exchange in

network of data & technology experts within and among sectors and technology centres

• Organise process to consolidate facilities, drive

data stewardship policies and engage government and research funders

• Involve technology industry for advanced

technologies & professional services: technology providers & service providers

Budgetary considerations 2015

Personnel

• 0,4 fte DTL director & programme managers
• 0,x fte ELIXIR-NL head of node
• 0.x fte sector coordinators

DTL ORGANISATION & CORE TEAM

1 – DTL has nation-wide partnership and is recognised by partners as the collective data & technologies platform

• Partnership strengthened to build critical mass;

funding base ensured to facilitate DTL partners and

• programmes. Ambition: 35+ partners in 2015.
• Partners connect local tech/data initiatives in DTL
• NBIC adopted as DTL Data Projects

2 – Strong relations network established with partner executives, ministries, NWO, EC, ..

• Active high-level national and international

network of NL-ministries, funders, partners and sectors yields funding opportunities for priorities in DTL partnership;

• DTL core platform to ‘speak with one voice’

3 – DTL core team has technical coordination capacity to enable tuning among partners.

• Experienced technical personnel hired (or involved

through in kind contributions) to strengthen DTL role to facilitate exchange and coordination in alliance

• External funding acquired for DTL coordination role

Ambitions 2015

Overall aims

• Implement DTL as collaborative technology &

data platform enabling integrated life science research and technology advances of DTL Partnership.

• Develop strategic relationships with Dutch

government, EC & international players

• Build up an experienced and dedicated core

team to facilitate the DTL partnership.

Budgetary considerations 2015

Personnel

• 0,4 fte DTL director
• 0,5 fte office support for DTL team

Other

• travel (international)
• housing, office costs & infrastructure
• financial, legal & HRM support
• DTL meetings (incl. SAC & PAC)

2015: IMPLEMENT DTL AS NL-WIDE PLATFORM

n

DTL network and partnership further strengthened

n Network and formal partnership extended

§ ambition: 35+ partners in 2015 § strategic alliance with technology & sector initiatives

n Funding base strengthened

§ for core team: grow to 65% funding by partners § generate (leads for) external funds for team & partners

n Involvement of network strengthened

§ local DTL teams, IGs/WGs, PAC & SAC, annual meeting n

Focus for 2015

n Strengthen link among DTL ‘hotels’ and secure 3rd call n External funding for ELIXIR-NL coordination & services n DTL/ELIXIR-NL as LS data expertise and infrastructure

layer in NL-health infrastructure

n DTL (FAIR) data stewardship expertise network ready

for NWO and EC guidelines, and funding (5%)

n Build ICT4LS programme: LS on board of ICT roadmap

Data Learning Technologies

AGENDA 3RD DTL PAC MEETING (1ST PART)

1.

Welcome by Ronald Stolk, chairman of the DTL PAC

n Short introduction of new partners (Annex 1)

2.

DTL in action

n Enabling Technologies: hotel experiences (Gabino Sanchez, WUR) n Collaboration Topsector LSH (Nico van Meeteren, director LSH) n Radboud Research Facilities (Alain van Gool, Radboudumc) n ‘European Open Science Cloud’ (Barend Mons) n Infrastructure for personalised medicine & health research (vision KNAW

call for dreams; Annex 2; short introduction by Ruben Kok)

n Discussion

Short break

AGENDA 3RD DTL PAC MEETING (2ND PART)

• 3. Report of the 2nd meeting of the DTL Partner Advisory Committee
• 4. DTL from here: where do we stand and what are the next steps and

priorities

1.

kick off (Ruben Kok)

2.

exchange on DTL direction and priorities

3.

benefits for DTL partners

4.

conclusions (input for DTL Plan of Approach 2016)

• 5. Any other business
• 6. Conclusions & advice to the DTL Board
• 7. Closure and drinks

GROWING PARTNERSHIP

DLO

100 PROJECTS STARTED – 2016-17 SECURED – 4 M€ BUDGET

FIRST ELIXIR PROJECTS WITH FUNDS FOR DTL GROUPS

DTL & ICT: COMMIT2DATA4LIFE

PERSONAL HEALTH TRAIN APPROACH: FLAGSHIP!

KAMERBRIEF MINISTER VWS OKT: FAIR DEVELOPMENT!

INTEGRATED PERSONALISED HEALTH RI

EUROPEAN CONFERENCE IN NL – WWW.ECCB2016.ORG

great sponsoring opportunities ! 10% DTL discount

PROGRAMMERS MEETINGS

FOCUS MEETINGS: EXCHANGE ON PRACTICAL ISSUES

DTL LEARNING: ACTIVE COURSE PROGRAMME

WHERE DO WE STAND?

n Broad and growing partnership, strong expert community,

highly committed team

n public & private, cross-sector n courses, workshops, collaboration among partners gearing up

n Front-runner in international FAIR data movement

n ELIXIR, EOSC, growing tech team n first (leads) to flagship projects and core resources

n Strategic connecting position: relationships with many major

initiatives across life science technologies, data and ICT

n DTL drives alignment on NL.health-RI vision n bridging LS sectors & ICT (science/innovation&infrastructure) n government & sciences funders get engaged

CONCLUSIONS SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE OCT15

n Full support for NL Health research infrastructure initiative

n Science case: “Personalized health and medicine” n Technology case: longitudinal measurements of health and disease,

• ver the entire life span. This requires a connected integrated life

sciences technology and data research infrastructure, based on the FAIR principles.

n Develop and deliver tangible products for FAIR data stewardship n Develop a quality seal for DTL technology hotels and assist in

implementing common data stewardship approaches

n Set up taskforces involving partners to realise DTL ambitions n Intensify communication with partners and reach out beyond the

DTL community to influence science policy

CHALLENGES

n New large industry partners (several leads) n NL-funding base for ELIXIR-NL lacking n DTL chain of hotels 2.0!

n Broadening reach of hotel funds (science & tech companies) n connection: quality seal, data stewardship,…

n Tangible benefit programme for DTL partners

n access to resources and courses (e.g. FAIR data / BYOD’s) n consulting & matchmaking n participation in projects, calls, services, ...

n Communication

n ‘inreach within network’ & outreach outside partnership

8 PRIORITIES FOR 2016

n Implement a NL FAIR data environment n Prepare to build an integrated NL-Health Research Infrastructure n Implement ring of top-level expert groups and their facilities (hotels) n Develop NL-wide training programme for life science data experts n Start up ‘NL-Life Science Cloud’ with national stakeholders n Implement ELIXIR-NL programme n Further build DTL organisation and network n (Co-)organise meetings and workshops