Policy RECommendations for Open Access to Research Data in Europe
19/04/2013
Policy RECommendations for Open Access to Research Data in Europe (RECODE) is a project funded by the European Union. RECODE seeks to leverage existing networks, communities and projects to address challenges within the open access and data dissemination and preservation sector and produce policy recommendations for open access to research data based on existing good practices.
What makes RECODE project unique is its objective to unify the fragmented open access to research data initiatives in different disciplines, geography and stakeholder categories ; oftentimes these organisations are working in isolation or with limited contact with one another.
RECODE will meet its main objective through the following seven deliverables:-
- Stakeholder values and ecosystems will identify stakeholder values relevant to open access to research data and consider how divergent stakeholder values influences their inter-relationships within scientific ecosystems and within the open access and data dissemination and preservation landscape.
- Infrastructure and technology will focus on issues surrounding open access and data dissemination and preservation infrastructure and technologies, including issues such as standards, interoperability, metadata, etc
- Legal and ethical issues in open access and data dissemination and preservation will identify legal and ethical obstacles, barriers and solutions in relation to open access and data dissemination and preservation across Member States and third countries
- Institutional evaluation and support for open access data will focus on institutional practices and barriers in open access and data dissemination and preservation, including examining measures for evaluating data quality, integrity, impact and trustworthiness of data as well as barriers, such as training, funding and infrastructure.
- Policy guidelines for open access and data dissemination and preservation will consolidate the information from [deliverable 2] and review relevant open access and data dissemination and preservation policies at the European and Member State level and in third countries.
- Stakeholder engagement and mobilisation will create a taxonomy of open access stakeholders and consider how open access and data dissemination and preservation stakeholders might be best mobilised to implement the RECODE policy recommendations and maintain collaboration activities between different types of stakeholders.
- Dissemination will identify and reach stakeholders, including end users and the public, in order to raise their awareness regarding the findings of the consortium.
To learn more about the RECODE project visit http://recodeproject.eu/