Maria Lucia Lizarazo is the Administrative Coordinator of the Center of Resources for Learning and Research (CRAI) at Universidad del Rosario, Colombia, where she led the implementation of the institutional strategy of research data management, and is part of the group that coordinates the open science strategy. She has experience working in the areas of technology transfer, research data management, open science, intellectual property and science, technology and innovation projects. Maria Lucia has a M.S. and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering with an emphasis on technology transfer and is currently member of the DataCite Americas Expert group.