Funders want researchers to 1) deposit the relevant data from their research in an approved repository to make it FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), 2) make the data openly available whenever possible, and 3) write a Data Management Plan describing how they will manage their data during and after the project. Funders require depositing data in repositories to enable reuse, making data open access "as open as possible, as closed as necessary", and having a Data Management Plan that addresses reuse according to FAIR principles.

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NRC Handelsblad, 12 October 2011
“Wetenschappers die een
onderzoeksubsidie krijgen van
NWO, moeten hun gegevens
voortaan openbaar maken. NWO
(…) wordt mede-eigenaar van de
data.”
NWO claims research data
"Scientists who receive a research
grant from NWO must now make
their data public. NWO (…) will
become co-owner of the data.”

3. Research funders want you
1. to deposit
2. the relevant data / underlying data of your articles
3. in a repository,
4. to make these data FAIR, and
5. open access available
6. when possible
7. and to write 1-6 down in a data management plan (DMP)
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4. Depositing
Depositing data is a must
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Source: ww.aukeherrema.nl

5. Data
Data is:
1. digital data
2. non-digital data (biomaterials, chemicals, paper lab journals, codebooks,
prototypes, 3D printed models, designs, etc.)
Horizon 2020: data required to validate the results presented in scientific
publications, including the associated metadata
NWO, TTW, ZonMW: data that are relevant for reuse; researcher decides which data
are relevant
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6. Repository
Stored for the long-term in a national or international trusted repository
Horizon 2020: Registry of Research Data Repositories Re3data.org
NWO: repositories with the quality mark Data Seal of Approval
4TU.Centre for Research Data
DANS
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7. FAIR
Research data should be taken care of with the
FAIR principles in mind
Research data should be:
Findable: easy to find by both humans and computer systems
Accessible: easy to be obtained by humans and computers
Interoperable: easy to be combined with other data sets by humans and computers
Reusable: easy to be used for future research and to be processed further by humans
and using computational methods
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“… participating in the ORD pilot does not
necessarily mean opening up all your research
data. Rather, the focus of the Pilot is on
encouraging good data management as an
essential element of research best practice.”

8. Open access
Open access preferable with a CC BY license
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9. When possible
“as open as possible, as closed as necessary”
Valid reasons not to make your data open
1. confidential / privacy data
2. national security
3. intellectual property
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10. Data management plan
Making a data management plan (DMP) at the start of the project is a must.
Example questions that should be answered (with the FAIR principles in mind):
 The data collection (newly generated data versus pre-existing data, file formats,
data size)
 Data storage and back-up (storage media, safe and secure storage)
 Data documentation (metadata);
 Whether, how and what data will be shared/made open access during and after
the project;
 Data preservation and archiving after the project
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11. Funder requirements
The conditions set by funders with regard to research data management, come down
to:
1. deposit research data in a repository (reuse of data)
2. make the data “as open as possible, as closed as necessary” (reuse of data)
3. formulate a data management plan (reuse implies good data management, this
is according to FAIR principles)
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12. Support
1. DMP review (at the beginning of the research data cycle)
[Special attention for collecting and handling personal data in your
research]
2. 4TU.Centre for Research data (at the end of the research data cycle)
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13. 4TU.Centre for Research Data
4TU.Centre for Research Data is for the publication of static data (‘frozen’ data sets,
‘milestone’ data sets) after the project has ended.
With 4TU.ResearchData data are made FAIR to a certain extent
 Data are assigned a DOI
 Data can be linked to publications (DOI reservation is possible)
 Data are assigned descriptive/discovery metadata
 Data are assigned a user license of choice
 Data are open access (restricted access options being developed)
 Data are archived/preserved for the long term
 Metadata can be harvested by Google etc.
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14. 4TU.Centre for Research Data
4TU.Centre for Research Data is for the publication of static data (‘frozen’ data sets,
‘milestone’ data sets) after the project has ended.
With 4TU.ResearchData data are made FAIR to a certain extent
 Data are assigned a DOI  findable
 Data can be linked to publications (DOI reservation is possible)  findable
 Data are assigned descriptive/discovery metadata  findable, interoperable
 Data are assigned a user license of choice  re-useable
 Data are open access (restricted access options being developed)  accessible
 Data are archived/preserved for the long term  accessible
 Metadata can be harvested by Google etc.  findable
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15. References
1. Participant portal H2020 online manual data management:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/cross-cutting-issues/open-
access-data-management/data-management_en.htm
2. NWO and TTW: Open (FAIR) data: https://www.nwo.nl/en/policies/open+science/data+management
3. Data management in ZonMW procedures: https://www.zonmw.nl/en/research-and-results/fair-data-
data-management/data-management-in-zonmw-procedures/
4. Registry of Research Data Repositories: https://www.re3data.org
5. Repositories with Data Seal of Approval: https://assessment.datasealofapproval.org/seals/
6. DMP Online: https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/
7. 4TU.Centre for Research Data: https://data.4tu.nl
8. DANS Easy: https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/home
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