The Second Latin America and the Caribbean Scientific Data Management Workshop convened by the World Data System of the International Science Council (WDS), in collaboration with the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC), the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), and the Research Data Alliance (RDA) was due to take place in April 2020 at FAPESP. COVID-19 forced the postponement of the Workshop, and with the situation not improved, the organizers have now decided to organize a virtual Workshop of pre-recorded presentations and two online panels.

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This is the second of two online sessions, presented in English. It takes place at 12:00–15:00 UTC on Wednesday, 24 February 2021 with the following preliminary programme:

12:00–15:00 UTC – Certification of Scientific Data Repositories (The Why, the How, the When)

This session will be co-conducted by experts from WDS, RDA, CoreTrustSeal, and beyond. It will look at best practices in scientific data management from various stakeholder viewpoints concerning the certification of repositories and the TRUST Principles. It welcomes interaction with the audience and will offer plenty of time for Q&A.