# Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) #  CODATA's mission is to connect data and people to advance science and improve our world. As the Committee on Data of the International Science Council (ISC), CODATA helps realise ISC's vision of advancing science as a global public good. CODATA does this by promoting international collaboration to advance Open Science and to improve the availability and usability of data for all areas of research. CODATA supports the principle that data produced by research and susceptible to be used for research should be as open as possible and as closed as necessary. CODATA works also to advance the interoperability and the usability of such data: research data should be FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable). For more information [visit the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) website ](https://codata.org/ ) **Focus Areas and Topics** [[Education and Skills]], [[Emerging Technologies]], [[Data Governance]], [[Data Infrastructure]], [[Open Data]], [[Open Science]], [[Research Data]] **Projects and Programs** Initiatives: https://codata.org/initiatives/ **Funders and Partners** For more information about the Funders and Partners, please visit [Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA)](https://codata.org/) **People and Careers** Visit the LinkedIn page to find out more about the [people](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codata-with-icsu-committee-on-data-for-science-and-technology/people/) working at Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) and the [career opportunities](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codata-with-icsu-committee-on-data-for-science-and-technology/jobs/) currently available. **Languages** [[English]] **Classification and Geography** Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) is classified as an [[NGO]] and has headquarters located in Paris, France. We are still reviewing information about the geographic scope of work. Current data indicate the scope is [[Global]] <iframe width="640" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search?q=Committee+on+Data+for+Science+and+Technology+(CODATA)+Paris,+France&zoom=6&key=AIzaSyARt3Dr0fdqIk6h-e8oTQe84Ln2J3u5HaI"></iframe> >[!info]+ Contact Information and Public Communications Channels *Website* https://codata.org/ *Twitter / X* https://twitter.com/CODATANews *LinkedIN* https://www.linkedin.com/company/codata-with-icsu-committee-on-data-for-science-and-technology/ *Contact Form* https://codata.org/about-codata/contact-us/ Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) --- Exported from the Datasphere Observatory Database : 4 April 2025 For more information about the data collection and review processes, please see the Datasphere Atlas [[Methodology]]. If you would like to share information with us to help update this profile, please make a [suggestion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdldzt15HVYekbX1ZyDi-oLiDxozFL-wiAPPmEs3S4IlCRXpQ/viewform) or [[contact our research team]]. The Datasphere Atlas and Observatory are projects of The Datasphere Initiative