Funder-Publisher Research Data Policy Alignment
Draft Agenda
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Overview of Project
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Funder-publisher policy alignment: what do we know?
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A presentation on research conducted to date and existing information sources
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Discussion: What additional approaches should we consider, and what other information sources should we consult, in the research phase
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Engaging the community to develop the recommendations
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A presentation on tools and networks that could be engaged in developing the recommendations, highlighting FAIRsharing resources and activities that could be used
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Discussion: Thoughts and suggestions on how to engage the community
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Next Steps
Collaborative session notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Doz9hu4Y8tytO8m22S0ZRMfaQcBFUaaHTIjAbkCe1Z0/edit?usp=sharing
At RDA P16, the Research Funders and Stakeholders on Open Research and Data Management and Practices IG and the Data Policy Standardisation and Implementation IG established that they would collaborate on a joint project to examine funder-publisher policy alignment and provide recommendations on how to improve this alignment. Following RDA P16, the FAIRsharing WG has joined the project to contribute to the implementation phase.
The project includes three phases:
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Research and Analysis: In this phase (currently underway), the team will conduct research into funder-publisher policy alignment.
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Recommendations to Improve Policy Alignment: In this phase, the team will engage stakeholders to discuss phase 1 findings and develop recommendations to improve policy alignment. Recommendations will be developed through an iterative process of community input and review.
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Application of Recommendations: In this phase, the teams will disseminate the recommendations and explore the use of the recommendations as a basis for continued policy alignment. FAIRsharing will put these templates into action, making these (harmonized) policies discoverable and comparable.
The objective of the joint session is to engage stakeholders for input into information sources for policy research (for phase 1) and for suggestions on approaches and tools for engagement (for phase 2). We will also welcome expressions of interest to take part in the project. Following the session, we aim to develop an engagement plan for developing the recommendations in consultation with stakeholders.
Building on BoFs at RDA Plenaries 10 (Montreal), 11 (Berlin) and 12 (Gaborone), the IG for Research Funders and Stakeholders on Open Research and Data Management Policies and Practices held its inaugural meeting at RDA 13 (Philadelphia), with subsequent meets at RDA 14 and 16.
In advance of RDA 14, the IG developed and circulated a survey to research funders about open science policy, with the aim that the survey would inform the session discussions at RDA 14 and provide input into possible deliverables. It asked funders to describe their open science policies; identify open science “tools” (e.g. data management plans) that they require or recommend researchers to use, and comment on their usefulness; identify policy impacts and challenges, and comment on their significance; and identify topics of interest that they would like to see the IG work on. At RDA 14, the IG presented preliminary survey findings and sought input on possible future deliverables (e.g., case studies of topics of interest, etc.). The discussions and findings informed the development of the collaborative project on funder-publisher policy alignment, and the proposal for the collaborative project was discussed at RDA 16.
The survey findings will continue to inform the collaborative project on funder-publisher policy alignment, specifically phase 1 of the project (research and analysis).
Co-chaired by representatives from the Wellcome Trust, National Institutes of Health, the Japan Science and Technology Agency and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, with strong links to the RDA Funders Forum, the Research Funders and Stakeholders on Open Research and Data Management Policies and Practices IG aims to:
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Provide a venue for funders to bring forward issues for discussion with the broader RDA community;
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Develop deliverables useful to funders and, ideally, other members of the RDA community and research data ecosystem.
Building on BoFs at RDA Plenaries 10 (Montreal), 11 (Berlin) and 12 (Gaborone), the IG for Research Funders and Stakeholders on Open Research and Data Management Policies and Practices held its inaugural meeting at RDA 13 (Philadelphia), with subsequent meets at RDA 14 and 16. In advance of RDA 14, the IG developed and circulated a survey to research funders about open science policy, with the aim that the survey would inform the session discussions at RDA 14 and provide input into possible deliverables.
Data Policy Standardisation and Implementation IG: https://www.rd-alliance.org/groups/data-policy-standardisation-and-imple...
FAIRsharing WG: https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/fairsharing-registry-connecting-data-policies-standards-databases.html
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