NRF Knowledge Management Corporate Research Data Management Infrastructure Open Data Transition Roadmap 9-11 October 2017, RAW2017, Cape Town NRF Knowledge Management Corporate

NRF: Research Support and Knowledge Networking Databases South African Data Archive (SADA) Current and Completed Research Projects (Masters & Doctoral) National Electronic Theses and Dissertations Portal NRF Funded Projects Database Forthcoming Conferences Database South African Professional Associations Database Data Resources in Africa Digital Initiatives Register and Heritage Repository SANAP Bibliographic Database The South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP) Bibliographic database NRF Research Equipment Database NRF Institutional Repository

Open Science: Open Access, Open Data Open science is the movement to make scientific research, data and dissemination accessible to all levels of an inquiring society: student established researcher

What is Research Data Management? “Research data management concerns the organisation of data, from its entry to the research cycle through to the dissemination and archiving of valuable results. It aims to ensure reliable verification of results, and permits new and innovative research built on existing information." Digital Curation Centre (2011) Making the Case for Research Data Management http://www.dcc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/publications/Making%20the%20case.pdf

Five Common Themes for Funders

What do the funders want?

Data Management fundamentals

Context NRF needs to play a leading role in the development of Research Data Infrastructure for publicly funded research in South Africa The NRF needs to establish a set of architectures in a distributed environment, preferably utilising NICIS infrastructure but not limited to it This task has significant overlap with work being funded by DST and executed via the NICIS agencies (SANReN, DIRISA, CHPC) - but it is not the same

NRF’s Role in National Research Data Infrastructure The role of knowledge management in the NRF is a cross-cutting compliance function aimed at developing, supporting and maintaining a knowledge-based organisation by facilitating access to and utilisation of data management and information systems. Continue to drive compliance through the roll-out of the Open Access manadate; Support the digital curation of research outputs according to international standards and guidelines; Provide support for various repository databases and national information portals or platforms

NRF & Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa NRF and DIRISA will serve to as agents and responsible authority of the RDMI roadmap in South Africa DIRISA is funded to provide largely hard infrastructure for research data, but also participates in systems and software development, as well as a proposed involvement in research management and capacity building

Practical Steps Develop and Publish a Vision for Research Data Management – Role of DIRISA – Multiparty Agreement with HEIs, Research Councils, etc – Insist on Open Governance Establish Implementation Vehicle – Driven by NRF – Project Team, evolve into National Facility over time – Include National Facilities as ‘nodes’ Implement RDM Layer – Project Already Approved – Funding - DIRISA Implement Infrastructure of Last Resort (‘SADA’) – Project Already Approved – Starts with Data Management Planning (DIRISA Collaboration) – Migrate to Global Open Source Base Initiate Working Groups, and collaborate with Research Data Alliance, OpenAIRE etc.

Digital Curation Framework of Research Data

What is Needed, and What Exists Already?

Mapping: Workflow & Implementation

Why Research Date Management ?

Research data should be made open and accessible Research data must be managed to the highest standards throughout their lifecycle in order to support excellence in research practice: All those engaged in research at the institutional level must take responsibility for managing RDM University should provide services, facilities, training, support and guidance on RDM Research Committee, Deans and Directors should have ultimate responsibility for RDM

Why Does RDM Matter?

NRF’s Open Access Mandate: Compliance NRF, in pursuit of its Open Mandate (Open Science and Open Data), will be requiring new grant recipients to: provide Data Management Plans (DMPs) for all grant applications, and on completion of grant-funded research, provide Proof of Deposit (POD) for Datasets

Conclusion NRF is a signatory to Aligning Repository Networks: International Accord

Lazarus Matizirofa Acting Executive Director: Knowledge Management Corporate (KMC) Email: Lazarus.matizirofa@nrf.ac.za