1.1
1.1.1
What kinds of data is your research based on? What data will be collected, produced or reused?What file formats will the data be in?
Give a rough estimate of the size of the data produced or collected. Also explain what kinds of existing data you will use, for example, the types of texts, images, photographs, measurements, statistics, physical samples or codes.
1.2
1.2.1
How will the consistency and quality of data be controlled?
Explain how the data collection, analysis and processing methods used may affect the quality of data and how you will minimize the risks related to data accuracy.
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General description of data
2.1
2.1.1
What ethical issues are related to your data management, for example, in handling sensitive data, protecting the identity of participants, or gaining consent for data sharing?
Describe how you will maintain high ethical standards and comply with relevant legislation when managing your research data. Ethical issues must be considered throughout the research data life cycle. If you are handling personal or sensitive information, describe how you will ensure privacy protection and data anonymisation or pseudonymisation.
2.2
2.2.1
How will data ownership, copyright and IPR issues be managed? Are there any copyrights, licences or other restrictions that prevent you from using or sharing the data?
Describe who will own the data and how the ownership issues have been agreed. Describe who can issue permissions to (re)use the data.
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Ethical and legal compliance
4.1
4.1.1
Where will your data be stored, and how will they be backed up?
Describe where you will store and back up your data during your research project. Methods for preserving and sharing your data after your research project has ended are explained in more detail in Section 5
Consider who will be responsible for backup and recovery. If there are several researchers involved, create a plan with your collaborators and ensure safe transfer between participants.
4.2
4.2.1
Who will be responsible for controlling access to your data, and how will secured access be controlled?
Describe who has access to your data, what they are authorised to do with the data and how you will ensure the safe transfer of data to your collaborators.
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Storage and backup during the research project
5.1
5.1.1
What part of the data can be made openly available or published? Where and when will the data, or their metadata, be made available?
Describe whether you will publish or otherwise make all your data or only parts of them openly available. If your data or parts of them cannot be opened, please explain why.
5.2
5.2.1
Where will data with long-term value be archived, and for how long?
Briefly describe what data to archive and for how long – as well as what data to dispose of after the project. Describe the access policy to the archived data.
5
Opening, publishing and archiving the data after the research project
6.1
6.1.1
Who will be responsible for specific tasks of data management during the research project life cycle?
Estimate also the resources (e.g. financial, time and effort) required for data management.
Estimate the need to hire expert help to manage, preserve and share the data. Consider the additional computational facilities and resources that need to be accessed, and what the associated costs will amount to.
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Data management responsibilities and resources