ISC World Data System

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World Data System

Abbreviation	ISC-WDS
Formation	2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Type	INGO
Headquarters	Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
2021-2024 Chair	Dr. David Castle (Canada)
Website	worlddatasystem.org

The World Data System (WDS) was created by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the predecessor to the International Science Council (ISC), at their 29th General Assembly in October 2008.^[1] The mission of the World Data System is to enhance the capabilities, impact and sustainability of member data repositories and data services by creating trusted communities of scientific data repositories, strengthening the scientific enterprise throughout the entire lifecycle of all data related components - creating first-class data that feeds first-class research output, and advocating for accessible data and transparent and reproducible science.^[2]