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October 2023
By Kim Hartley and Michelle Barker

Authors: Kim Hartley and Michelle Barker
24 October, 2023

We are proud to report that the second [International Research Software Funders Workshop](https://adore.software/international-research-software-funders-workshop/), co-hosted by the [Digital Research Alliance of Canada](https://alliancecan.ca/en) (the Alliance) and the [Research Software Alliance](https://www.researchsoft.org/) (ReSA) from 18-20 September was a great success. People are at the heart of research software sustainability and funders can lead the way by investing in the people who develop and maintain research software. That is why the workshop theme was "Investing in People: Anticipating the Future of Research Software". The event aimed to set the future agenda for government, philanthropic, and industry funders to support sustainable research software and communities.

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The workshop solidified the importance of international collaboration to support research software. There is a widening group of funders with awareness of the need to support research software and an understanding of how to do this. The [Research Software Funders Forum](https://www.researchsoft.org/funders-forum/) has been building momentum since its inception in early 2022; its dedicated funder-led working groups are expanding their reach by engaging with other stakeholders and organisations, such as the [Global Research Council](https://globalresearchcouncil.org/). Moreover, the workshop highlighted areas where coordination by funders would be beneficial, for example, in supporting the [Amsterdam Declaration on Funding Research Software Sustainability](https://adore.software/declaration/). Participants also expressed an interest in exploring opportunities for forums, for example, to engage publishers around software citations (along with the existing [ReSA Task Force on Code Availability](https://www.researchsoft.org/taskforces/)).

We thank all the participants for their engagement during the workshop sessions. We're grateful to the workshop Steering Committee for their efforts in organising a successful hybrid workshop. A full report, written and edited collectively by workshop participants, is forthcoming.
We thank all the participants for their engagement during the workshop sessions. We're grateful to the workshop Steering Committee for their efforts in organising a successful hybrid workshop. A full report, written and edited collectively by workshop participants, is forthcoming.

To stay up to date on ADORE.software, visit [www.adore.software](http://www.adore.software/). If you want to show your support for the Declaration, you can become a [signatory](https://adore.software/sign/) (for funders) or [supporter](https://adore.software/support/) (for non-funders) and help share the [news](https://adore.software/2023/09/adore-software-is-ready-for-signing/). To receive updates on news related to the Declaration and future activities, subscribe to the [ReSA newsletter](https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/i5e1h2). Funders are invited to join the (free) [Research Software Funders Forum](https://www.researchsoft.org/funders-forum/) by contacting ReSA at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).

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By Saranjeet Kaur Bhogal

December 2023

Author: Saranjeet Kaur Bhogal
20 December, 2023

In 2023 I was engaged by the Research Software Alliance (ReSA) as a Community Manager for the Asia region, as part of the ReSA mission to advance the research software ecosystem by collaborating with decision makers and key influencers. This part-time role has provided a platform to promote awareness about research software engineering and foster meaningful connections across Asia and globally, which are detailed in this blog post.

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There are significant challenges to engaging the research software community in Asia, including limited awareness and recognition of the RSE title in academia, although many individuals perform tasks akin to
RSEs. Consequently, much of my focus this year has been on engaging in community events in Asia to promote awareness of ReSA and the RSE movement. This has included both events in Asia and globally to increase international cross-fertilisation.


**Engaging with Asian communities**

**APAN55 in Nepal**: In March I presented a session on "[Research Software Engineering (RSE) Asia Association: Journey and Future Plans](https://zenodo.org/record/7817687)" at the [55th meeting of the Asia Pacific Advanced Network](https://apan55.apan.net/) (APAN) in Kathmandu, Nepal, as an APAN Fellow. APAN's emerging engagement with RSE topics led to a ReSA [blog post](https://www.researchsoft.org/blog/2023-04/) on the potential role of [National Research and Education Networks (NRENs)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_research_and_education_network) in promoting the growth of an RSE community in the Asia-Pacific. The significance of this lies in that NRENs have not traditionally been significantly involved in supporting RSEs in other regions. I have shared my experience of attending APAN55 in the blogpost "[Attending an in-person Asia Pacific Advanced Network (APAN) meeting for the first time](https://www.software.ac.uk/blog/attending-person-asia-pacific-advanced-network-apan-meeting-first-time)".

<img src="apan55_nepal.png" alt="My presentation at APAN55, Kathmandu, Nepal."/>

_My presentation at APAN55, Kathmandu, Nepal._
_My presentation at APAN55, Kathmandu, Nepal._

**Malaysia's Leap in Open Science:** In May 2023, I attended the online
launch ceremony of the [Malaysian Open Science Platform](https://mosp.gov.my). The [UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science](https://www.unesco.org/en/open-science/about) includes open software as a key element of open science; this implies that in the future, research software might also become a focus in Malaysia. The details of this event are shared in my blog post "[Witnessing the launch ceremony of the Malaysia Open Science Platform (MOSP)](https://www.software.ac.uk/blog/witnessing-launch-ceremony-malaysia-open-science-platform-mosp)".
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<img src="cw23_manchester.png" alt="Group photo of attendees at CW23, Manchester, UK."/>

_Group photo of attendees at CW23, Manchester, UK._
_Group photo of attendees at CW23, Manchester, UK._

**RSECon23 in Swansea, UK**: In September 2023, the learning and sharing continued. I participated in the [R Project Sprint](https://contributor.r-project.org/r-project-sprint-2023/) at the University of Warwick, UK, and went on to attend and volunteer at [RSECon23](https://rsecon23.society-rse.org) in Swansea. At RSECon23, I had the opportunity to present a lightning talk and a poster titled \"[Shaping the Landscape: The Emerging Research Software Engineering Community in Asia](https://zenodo.org/records/8300052).\" Additionally, I provided updates from the Asia region during the RSE Worldwide session.

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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
6 December, 2023

The African continent is home to some of the world's most significant multi-country research projects. These projects often include research software and infrastructure development components, but it can be challenging to grasp the African research software and systems engineering (RSSE) landscape. This blog post shares information on ReSA’s activities to support RSSE in this region. It highlights the importance of having both a local community of practice where RSSEs can share their experiences and challenges, lessons learned, and solutions implemented *and* a global dialogue that includes African RSSEs as the RSSE movement matures, develops policies, and solidifies best practices. It concludes with a list of remarkable research projects and organisations that include RSSE components to illustrate how extensive and significant the African RSSE community is.
The African continent is home to some of the world's most significant multi-country research projects. These projects often include research software and infrastructure development components, but it can be challenging to grasp the African research software and systems engineering (RSSE) landscape. This blog post shares information on ReSA’s activities to support RSSE in this region. It highlights the importance of having both a local community of practice where RSSEs can share their experiences and challenges, lessons learned, and solutions implemented _and_ a global dialogue that includes African RSSEs as the RSSE movement matures, develops policies, and solidifies best practices. It concludes with a list of remarkable research projects and organisations that include RSSE components to illustrate how extensive and significant the African RSSE community is.

In 2023, [Talarify](https://www.talarify.co.za/) was appointed as the African Community Engagement Partner for the [Research Software Alliance](https://www.researchsoft.org/) (ReSA), with funding from a [grant](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7275397) through the [Chan Zuckerberg Initiative](https://chanzuckerberg.com/). As the ReSA African Community Engagement Partner, we highlight information from the African community to enhance the visibility of local RSSE-related initiatives. We also share news, opportunities and resources from the ReSA community with African RSSEs and organisations involved in research software development through the channels listed below. We have spoken about the international Research Software Engineers (RSE) movement and ReSA’s work at various African forums, such as the inaugural [ZA-REN Week](https://events.tenet.ac.za/event/33/) (view the [presentation](https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10013667)). We have also engaged with the global community to share African RSSE news through events such as the Annual Conference for Research Software Engineering (RSECon 2023) (view the [presentation](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10013746)).

Our most significant contribution in the past six months was the first [African Research Software Indaba](https://rse-indaba.org) held in Cape Town, South Africa, in May 2023. The event covered discussions around four themes:
Our most significant contribution in the past six months was the first [African Research Software Indaba](https://rse-indaba.org) held in Cape Town, South Africa, in May 2023. The event covered discussions around four themes:

- **Local RSSE initiatives** with presentations from [RSE@SUN](https://rse-at-sun.github.io/RSE-at-SUN/), [RSSE Africa](https://rsse.africa), and the [eLwazi Open Data Science Platform](https://elwazi.org/)
- **RSE movement, policy and funding** with presentations from Professor Simon Hettrick, Deputy Director of the UK [Software Sustainability Institute](https://software.ac.uk) (SSI), and Dr Michelle Barker, Director of ReSA
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- created an [RSSE Africa LinkedIn group](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12903402/)
- created an [RSSE Africa X (Twitter)](https://twitter.com/RsseAfrica) account
- organised community meetups
- launched a [newsletter](https://rsse.africa/newsletters/) and
- launched a [newsletter](https://rsse.africa/newsletters/) and
- started a project to [spotlight African RSSEs](https://rsse.africa/project/spotlight/).

Talarify is looking forward to continuing working closely with ReSA, RSSE Africa, and various other global and local partners to amplify the voice of African RSSEs and create local awareness of existing resources, opportunities, communities, and more!
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The [**ICTP-East African Institute for Fundamental Research**](https://eaifr.org/) (EAIFR) is a partner institute of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and a Category 2 UNESCO institute. The institute focuses on training physics graduates and research in topics related to condensed matter physics, geophysics, particle physics, cosmology, and more.

The [**National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences**](https://nithecs.ac.za/) (NiTheCS) consortium includes 25 South African universities and institutes. The consortium’s research focuses on diverse but interconnected research areas such as theoretical physics, mathematics, astronomy and astrophysics, statistics, data science, quantitative finance, bioinformatics and quantitative biology, earth systems modelling, and climate change modelling.
The [**National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences**](https://nithecs.ac.za/) (NiTheCS) consortium includes 25 South African universities and institutes. The consortium’s research focuses on diverse but interconnected research areas such as theoretical physics, mathematics, astronomy and astrophysics, statistics, data science, quantitative finance, bioinformatics and quantitative biology, earth systems modelling, and climate change modelling.

The [**Square Kilometre Array**](https://www.skao.int/) (SKA) is a global project with a significant African presence. The SKA-Mid, which will be constructed in South Africa, will have four times the resolution and five times the sensitivity and will be able to survey the sky 60 times faster than the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) telescope in the United States. The computing and data infrastructure required for the SKA project is “astronomical”.

**Biodiversity and Agriculture and Bioinformatics**

The [**African BioGenome Project**](https://africanbiogenome.org/) (AfricaBP) is a coordinated pan-African effort to build capacity (and infrastructure) to generate, analyse, and deploy genomics data for the improvement and sustainable use of biodiversity and agriculture across Africa.
The [**African BioGenome Project**](https://africanbiogenome.org/) (AfricaBP) is a coordinated pan-African effort to build capacity (and infrastructure) to generate, analyse, and deploy genomics data for the improvement and sustainable use of biodiversity and agriculture across Africa.

The [**International Livestock Research Institute**](https://www.ilri.org/) (ILRI) is a CGIAR research centre operating across Southern and Eastern Africa. ILRI’s mission is to “improve food and nutritional security and to reduce poverty in developing countries through research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock.”

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The [**Human Heredity and Health in Africa**](https://h3africa.org/) (H3Africa) consortium was funded between 2011 and 2021 by the US National Institutes of Health, Wellcome Trust, the African Academy of Sciences, and the Science for Africa Foundation. The consortium comprises 51 African projects from 30 different countries. Project topics include population-based genomic studies of common, non-communicable disorders such as heart and renal disease and infectious diseases such as tuberculosis.

[**H3ABioNet**](https://h3abionet.org/) is a sub-project of H3Africa and was established to develop bioinformatics capacity, specifically genomics data analysis expertise within the H3Africa projects. These projects included infrastructure development, bio-repositories and analysis pipelines, and intensive bioinformatics training.
[**H3ABioNet**](https://h3abionet.org/) is a sub-project of H3Africa and was established to develop bioinformatics capacity, specifically genomics data analysis expertise within the H3Africa projects. These projects included infrastructure development, bio-repositories and analysis pipelines, and intensive bioinformatics training.

**Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence**

The [**Deep Learning Indaba**](https://deeplearningindaba.com/2023/) aims “to build a sustainable pan-African community of Artificial Intelligence (AI) expertise, create local leadership in AI in every country across the continent, and recognise excellence in research and application of AI technologies, respectively.”
The [**Deep Learning Indaba**](https://deeplearningindaba.com/2023/) aims “to build a sustainable pan-African community of Artificial Intelligence (AI) expertise, create local leadership in AI in every country across the continent, and recognise excellence in research and application of AI technologies, respectively.”

The [**Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa**](https://miiafrica.org/research/) (MIIA) is a non-profit organisation that spans academia, industry, government, and non-governmental organisations. MIIA aims to “transform and help build an AI-powered Africa through a strong, innovative and collaborative Machine Intelligence, AI and Data Science community, consisting of individuals and key players in the African Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem”.

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Citation: Hartley, Kim & Barker, Michelle (2024). Research Software Alliance Community Report 2023. Zenodo. <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10471861>

January 2024

9 January, 2024

This [downloadable report](https://zenodo.org/records/10471861) features ReSA's engagement in 2023 with key decision makers and influencers involved with research software across the globe, as well as the broader research software community.

Citation: Hartley, Kim & Barker, Michelle (2024). Research Software Alliance Community Report 2023. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10471861

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By Michelle Barker, Leyla Jael Castro, Bernadette Fritzsch, Daniel S. Katz, Carlos Martinez-Ortiz, Anna Niehues, Alexander Struck, Qian Zhang

20 March, 2024

[This blog past has been cross-posted by the [Software Sustainability Institute](https://www.software.ac.uk/blog/fair-research-software-principles-after-two-years-adoption-update), [Netherlands eScience Center](https://blog.esciencecenter.nl/the-fair-for-research-software-principles-after-two-years-an-adoption-update-ce5d382e5221?source=friends_link&sk=04c4012c947f1eacbe7c11b980993d93), and others.]

The [FAIR for Research Software (FAIR4RS) Principles](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01710-x) aim to promote and encourage the findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability (FAIR) of research software. The FAIR4RS Principles were [released](https://doi.org/10.15497/RDA00068) in 2022, with a number of organisations already [planning adoption](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6258366) at that time. Adoption and implementation of the FAIR4RS Principles can increase the transparency, reproducibility, and reusability of research by providing research software that can be executed, replicated, built-upon, combined, reinterpreted, reimplemented, and/or used in different settings and by third-parties.
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