Matyáš Hiřman, a data steward and community leader in the Czech Republic, plays a crucial role in the National Repository Platform project and the EOSC-CZ project. His expertise lies in offering scientific data care services. His research contributions include studies on karyotypes and meiosis in pholcid spiders, the distribution of 18S rDNA clusters in Central European harvestmen, and the cytogenetic study of a member of the harvestman family Neogoveidae from Cameroon2. Matyáš Hiřman’s work bridges the gap between data stewardship and scientific progress, emphasizing the importance of responsible data management practices.