[BOAI] Fwd: PRESS RELEASE Knowledge Exchange: Action plan on making research data accessible: "A Surfboard for Riding the Wave - Towards a four country action programme on research data"

[Peter Suber]

[Forwarding from Knowledge Exchange.  --Peter Suber.]



*PRESS RELEASE*

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*15 November 2011*

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*Action plan on making research data accessible*

*Knowledge Exchange publishes the report “A Surfboard for Riding the Wave -
Towards a four country action programme on research data”*

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The report not only offers an overview of the present activities and
challenges in the field of research data in **Denmark**, **Germany**, the **
Netherlands** and the ****United Kingdom**** but also outlines an action
programme for the four countries in realising a collaborative data
infrastructure. This report is a response to the Riding the Wave report
which was published by the High Level Expert Group on Scientific Data. It
was commissioned by the Knowledge Exchange Primary Research Data Working
group and was written by Leo Waaijers and Maurits van der Graaff.****

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In the report four key drivers are addressed: incentives for researchers,
training in relation to researchers in their role as data producers and
users of information infrastructure, organisational and technical
infrastructure and, finally, the funding of the infrastructure. The report
offers recommendations for actions in each of these fields for the partners
and others, not only in the four partner countries, but also beyond these
borders.****

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Based on the overview of the present situation in the four Knowledge
Exchange partner countries, the report formulates three long-term strategic
goals:****

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1.  Data sharing will be part of the academic culture

2.  Data logistics will be an integral component of academic professional
life

3.  Data infrastructure will be sound, both operationally and financially.

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Robert Madelin, the director general of Information Society and Media at
the European Commission remarked on the report: "The report is a very
timely input. The European Commission is working on the foundations for an
Open Data Strategy for **Europe** which will be very soon communicated to
EU Member States and the European Parliament. It is extremely useful to
have with this report not only an overview of what is taking place in four
European countries, but of possible actions for the future taking into
account the importance of open data for the European economy and society." *
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The report is presented today at the Knowledge Exchange workshop “Research
Data Management – Activities and Challenges” in ****Bonn****.****

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The report is available for download at: ****

http://www.knowledge-exchange.info/Default.aspx?ID=469****

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You will find the full press release and notes for editors attached.****

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On behalf of the Knowledge Exchange partners,****

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**Anne Maja Wad******

KE Secretary****


 ***Anne Maja Wad***
Knowledge Exchange Secretary | www.knowledge-exchange.info |
amw at knowledge-exchange.info | Danish Agency for Libraries and Media | H.C.
Andersens Boulevard 2, 5th floor | DK-1553 Copenhagen V |
****Denmark****| T +45
3373 3315 |
PLEASE NOTICE NEW MOBILE NUMBER: +45 3373 3315****

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Knowledge Exchange is a co-operative effort of DEFF (**Denmark**), DFG (**
Germany**), JISC (****United Kingdom****) and SURFfoundation (The
Netherlands)****

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