Presentation on the EC mandate on Open Access to research data in H2020 (part of the webinar "H2020 policies on Open Access and Research Data" delivered on June 12, 2019)

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OpenAIRE webinar: Open
Research Data in H2020
Webinar
June12th,2019
HermansEmilie
GhentUniversity
OpenAIRE webinar: Open Research Data in H2020 – 12/06/2019

2. OpenAIREwebinar:OpenResearchDatainH2020 –12/06/2019
AIM
• Improve & maximise access to & re-use of research data generated by Horizon 2020 projects
‘Publications and Data’ by Auke Herrema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0 https://doi.org/10.1038/461145a

3. EC:TheOpenResearchDataPilot
Flexible ORD pilot:
From limited to default in 2017
• Avoid duplication of research and
loss of resources
• Foster Open Science
Open Access
to research data
(or partially opt-out)
Data Management
Planning

4. Requirements
1. Develop a Data Management Plan (DMP)
2. Deposit dataset in a research data repository together with the necessary information
3. Provide open access to research data, if possible
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→ primarily: data needed to
validate results in
scientific publications
→ voluntarily: any other
curated and/or raw data,
as specified in DMP

5. • Limitedpilotlaunchedin2014
• Pilotextendedin2017
→ participatingnowdefaultoptionforallprojects!
o associated data management costs fully eligible for funding (for duration of
project)
→ butpossibilitytooptout(&notsharedata)atanystage
o during application phase
o during grant agreement preparation
o after signature of grant agreement
→ projectsoptingoutstillencouragedtodevelopaDMP!
Participation
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6. (PARTIALLY)
OPTING-OUT
Reasons e.g.
• Exploitation of results
• Confidentiality, protection of personal data  BUT data
sharing is only a part of data management.
• Would jeopardize the main aim of the action
• No data generated
• Any other legitimate reason
As open as possible as closed as necessary
• No negative impact on evaluation when well
supported

7. Degrees of data sharing
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OPEN RESTRICTED/CONTROLLED CLOSED
“Can be freely used,
modified & shared by
anyone for any purpose”
http://opendefinition.org
Limits on who can access & use
data, how, and/or for what
purpose
- only subset of data
- only certain (types of) users
- only certain types of use
- …
Under embargo
Unable to share
“As open as possible, as closed as
necessary”
Adapted from ‘Managing and sharing research data’ by S. Jones, CC-BY
Participation in ORD Pilot does NOT mean you have to open up all data!

8. FAIR Data Management guidelines
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/grants_manual/hi/oa_pilot/h2020-hi-oa-data-mgt_en.pdf
• Notes the extension of the pilot
• Clarifies concept of FAIR data
• Explains what a DMP is and when they should
be updated
• Notes what happens at proposal, submission
and evaluation stage
• Explains costs are eligible
• Provides a DMP template
OpenAIRE webinar: Open Research Data in H2020 – 12/06/2019

9. Aim to make your data FAIR
9From ‘Expert Tour Guide on Data Management’ by CESSDA ERIC, CC-BY-SA
EC’s Guidelines on FAIR Data Management in Horizon 2020

10. Whatdoesitmeanin
practice?
OpenAIRE webinar: Open Research Data in H2020 – 12/06/2019

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How to comply with the ORD Pilot?

12. • DMPoutlineshowresearchdatawillbehandledduring&aftera
project
STEP1:WRITEaDMP
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“the compilation of many small
practices that make your data easier to
understand, less likely to be lost, and
more likely to be usable during a
project or ten years later” (Briney
2015)

13. • ‘Living’document
→ initialDMP
o deliverable within first6 months
→ updatedDMP
o whenever significantchanges arise
o at minimumfor periodic reviews
→ finalDMP
o in time for final review
STEP1:WriteaDMP
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14. • Whattopicstocover?
→ useofEC’sDMPtemplateforH2020projectsisrecommended(FAIRdataasguidingframework)!
STEP1:WRITEaDMP
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A summary of
your data
How to make
your data
FAIR
Information
about costs &
resources
Information
about data
security
Ethical
aspects
 Check out EC’s Guidelines on FAIR Data Management in Horizon 2020

15. • How to discover your
data?
• How to understand your
data?
• Where to find your
data?
• Can people access
your data?
• Metadata
• Persistent identifier
• Naming convention
• Keywords
• Versioning
• Software,
documentation
• Data repository
• Standards
• Vocabulary
• Methodologies
• Licensing
Findable
ReusableInteroperable
Accessible

16. OpenAIRE webinar: Open Research Data in H2020 – 12/06/2019
HowtowriteaDMP
online tool  dmponline.dcc.ac.uk

17. Give other users access
your plan
Export your plan in various
formats
Question
Write down/enter your
answer here (various
formats possible)
Progress
indicator
Section (open by
clicking ‘+’ sign)
Leave a comment
for collaborators
Custom guidance from
funder, university,
group…

18. Howtoselectasuitablerepository?
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From ‘What you need to know to prepare a data management plan’ by Marjan Grootveld, licensed under CC-BY
 Look for a domain specific
data repository
 Or, if not available an
institutional data repository.
 You can search for data
repositories on re3data.org
 Or use a general-purpose
open-access repository such
as zenodo.org
STEP2:FindaDataRepository

19. STEP2:FindaDataRepository
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General-purpose
repositories
Institutional
repositories
http://www.re3data.org
Watch a re3data.org demo: https://www.fosteropenscience.eu/content/re3data-demo
Domain-specific
repositories

20. • Notallrepositoriesarecreatedequal!
• Checkwhetheryourchosenrepo
→ hasanexplicitcommitmenttokeepdataavailablelongterm
→ hasacertificatetoindicatetrustworthiness
→ matchesyourdataneeds,e.g.
o accepted formats, available accesslevels & licenses?
o legal requirements for data protection?
→ providesalandingpageforeachdataset
→ providesapersistent&uniqueidentifier
→ chargesforitsservices
STEP2:FindaDataRepository
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Icons representing attributes of data
repositories in Re3data.org
10.1371/journal.pone.0078080

21. • Whattodeposit?
→ everythingneededtofind,assess,understand,&reusedata
STEP3:DEPOSITDATA
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DATA
• open/common file
formats
• use relevant standards
for interoperability
METADATA (‘data about data’)
• highly structured, machine-
readable
• fixed set of attributes (schema)
• use existing (domain-specific)
standards
ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION
• codebooks explaining variables
• study context, protocol, methods
• dataset structure
• notes/annotations
• software code
• machine configurations
• consent information
• …
http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/metadata-
standards
https://fairsharing.org

22. What about our project page?
Sustainable?
Services?
Legal aspects?
Technical standards?
Findable?
Don’t forget Step 2:
Find a Research Data Repository

23. • Selectappropriateaccesslevel
→ open
→ restricted
o e.g. authentication,approval,and/or end useragreement/license required
→ specifyembargoperiod,ifneeded
Step3:Depositdata
OpenAIRE webinar: Open Research Data in H2020 – 12/06/2019

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Opendata
• Apply an open license:
• Keep it simple: “as open as possible, as closed as necessary”
• e.g. creative commons.
Recommended:
• Data repositories can provide licenses
• Re3data.org
• License for widest reuse possible

25. • AgoodrepositoryhelpsmakeyourdataFAIR
Recommandations
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Icons representing attributes
of data repositories in
Re3data.org

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Example
Understandable for
humans
Machine readable
metadata
Tools
Open Data
Open license

27. Examples of DMPs
OpenAIRE webinar: Open Research Data in H2020 – 12/06/2019
Various funders but include H2020 examples
• Data Management Plan (DMP) Catalogue of the LIBER Research
Data Management Working Group
https://libereurope.eu/dmpcatalogue/
• The Digital Curation Centre (DCC)
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/data-management-plans/guidance-
examples

28. (Open) Data
Metadata
Other tools
Open
Research
Data Pilot
Data Repositories
• EC guidelines
• OpenAIRE.eu
• dcc.ac.uk
• Standard File Formats
• Standards metadata
schema
• (Open) Licences
• 6 months
• Periodic evaluation
• Final review
STEP 1
WRITE A DMP
dmponline.dcc.ac.uk
Update at
FIND REPOSITORY DEPOSIT DATA Supporting
infrastructure and
information
STEP 2 STEP 3 SUPPORT
• discipline/institutional
• www.re3data.org
• Zenodo
Matches data needs
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Slides partly adapted from ‘Open research data & DATA mANAGEMENT in H2020 - Master Class MSCA-IF, 8
May 2019’
by M. Mertens, CC-BY