The Nordic Data Stewardship Network (NDSN) is a collaborative initiative aimed at strengthening data stewardship across the Nordic countries.
Upcoming event(s)
February 2nd 2026 from 11-13 (CET) Nordic DMP Forum Online Meeting
Join us for the next Nordic DMP Forum session!
The meeting will focus on DMP evaluation practices at institutions, covering themes such as existing processes, when researchers are required to create a DMP, and what support is offered. We will also discuss the role of DMP tools, whether and how DMPs are evaluated, and if frameworks or rubrics are used. Other points include expectations for DMPs, their public availability, use of tools or integrations, and whether institutions have their own templates aligned with the RDA data model.
Zoom link: https://tuni.zoom.us/j/64080944757?pwd=g2YompCTCUqUOaHNp6hEE5thavQM2r.1
Meeting ID: 640 8094 4757, Passcode: 409679
March 11th 2026 from 10-12 (CET) NDSN & RDA DS Career Tracks WG Online Workshop: Developing the Data Steward persona methodology
The RDA Data Steward Career Tracks WG is a working group within the Research Data Alliance (RDA) focused on professionalizing the role of data stewards by defining clear career paths and job profiles.
RDA DS Career Tracks WG offered NDSN network an opportunity to participate in developing the Data Steward persona methodology. Persona methodology is focused on producing employee type personas of data stewards that could be adopted by national actors/institutions to design sustainable career tracks for data stewards.
In this online workshop organized together with the RDA DS Career Tracks WG, participants will work on co-creation of data steward career tracks. Everyone is welcome!
Register for the workshop by 4.3.2026 here: https://forms.gle/TAMYE48BGXyxvUx7A
May 6th 2026 - The Nordic Data Stewardship seminar
Organized by the NDSN at CSC – IT Center for Science in Espoo, Finland.
Join us for the Nordic Data Stewardship Network’s Hybrid Seminar, a unique opportunity for data professionals across the Nordic region to connect, collaborate, and advance shared goals within the Nordic Data Stewardship Network.
This seminar will bring together experts and practitioners to exchange ideas, strengthen partnerships, and explore best practices in data stewardship. Whether you join us in person or online, you’ll be part of a discussion shaping the future of data management in the Nordics.
Please mark 6.5.2026 to your calendars, invitation and registration information coming later.
The NDSN invites all those involved in data stewardship to join the NDSN online forum (hosted on the Swedish Sunet Forum platform) to receive regular updates on issues related to data stewardship. Also to sign up to our newsletter to receive the latest updates, insights, and news related to data stewardship directly to their inbox
The NSDN steering group:
Abdulrahman Azab : Nordic e-Infrastructure Collaboration (NeiC) and Sigma2
Anna-Maria Hämäläinen : CSC - IT Center for Science
Anna Sofie Fink : Danish e-infrastructure Consortium (DeiC)
Carolin Rebernig-Hedman : Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University
Eiríkur Stephensen : University of Iceland
Federico Bianchini : University of Oslo
Katrine Flindt Holmstrand : Technical University of Denmark
Kjartan Ólafsson : Icelandic research data service (DATICE), University of Iceland
Michaela Barth : Nordic e-Infrastructure Collaboration (NeiC) and KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Päivi Rauste : CSC - IT Center for Science
Olivia Ekman : Umeå University Library
To contact the steering group, please email Kjartan Ólafsson (kolafsson@hi.is)
Past events
Current challenges for data stewardship in the Nordic countries
22 October 2025, Online 10:00 to 12:00 (CET)
The meeting agenda:
- Welcome and short introduction to the NDSN. Kjartan Ólafsson, head of data management at DATICE - The Icelandic Research Data Service.
- The background to the NDSN. Curtis Sharma, Researcher at the University of Oslo and leader of the Skills4EOSC WP6 Professional Networks for Lifelong Learning (2022-2025)
- The Sonrai Network in Ireland. Jenny O’Neill, Data Manager at UCD Sonrai.
- A Nordic overview. Members of the NDSN steering group.
- Current challenges for Nordic data stewards (with input from participants. Anna-Maria Hämäläinen, CSC - IT Center for Science