The Sorbonne Declaration on Research Data Rights is a statement from members of the international research community committing to practicing and promoting open data sharing. It calls on governments and research funding organizations across the world to develop the legal frameworks and institutional reward structures necessary for the responsible sharing of research data.
The Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management was jointly released by Canada’s three major federal funding agencies – the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) – in 2016. The statement of principles lays the groundwork for research data management mandates that are expected to come into effect in 2018. Canadian funders are following a larger global trend towards improving research data management. The Research Councils UK published their Common Principles on Data Policy in 2011. The US National Science Foundation has required all applicants to submit Data Management Plans since 2011.
Les trois organismes presentent les attentes de meilleurs pratiques concernant la gestion des données et les responsabilités des chercheurs, communautés de recherche, des institutions de recherche et des bailleurs de fonds de recherche.
The Tri-Agency outlines expectations of best practice with regards to data management, and responsibilities of researchers, research communities, research institutions and research funders.
Recommendations from the G7 Open Science Working Group designed to help the speed and coherence of the transition towards Open Science.