New policy recommendations on open access to research data

New policy recommendations on open access to research data. Angus Whyte. DCC News. 19 January, 2015.
Some of the recommendations of the RECODE case studies concerning open access to research data:

• Develop policies for open access to research data
• Ensure appropriate funding for open access to research data 
• Develop policies and initiatives for researchers for open access to high quality data
• Identify key stakeholders and relevant networks 
• Foster a sustainable ecosystem for open access to research data
• Plan for the long-term, sustainable curation and preservation of open access data
• Develop comprehensive and collaborative technical and infrastructure solutions that afford open access to and long-term preservation of high-quality research data
• Develop technical and scientific quality standards for research data
• Address legal and ethical issues arising from open access to research data
• Support the transition to open research data through curriculum-development and training 

Two things needed with open access to research data:

1. coherent open data ecosystem
2. attention to research practice, processes and data collections
   
    
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