WP35: Data policies and governance

Objectives

The objectives of this Work Package are to devise a methodology for implementing the data access policy management mechanisms suggested for example in e-IRG Report on Data Management. Data management is increasingly becoming policy-driven. There are issues like curation/privacy/liability/etc that will need serious consideration and are likely to drive policy, and hence interoperability must consider the propagation of policy. Data policies and governance should also have an in-built vision on how to support structured communities. Also policies defining how to manage data explotion: different policies need to be implemented at different scale (no extra copies after certain stage). The selection of materials for preservation should also be a political decision. The policies should also cover data as a liability, not only an asset. Specific cases will be considered with reference to the policies development. This requires:

  • Governance of Distributed Heterogeneous facilities
  • Interoperability of Data Access Policy Management Mechanisms
  • Interoperability of Data Privacy Environments
  • Interoperability of Legal Environments
  • Interoperability of Data Snapshot/Archive Policy Management Mechanisms
  • Interoperability of Data Curation Policy Management Mechanisms
  • Retention of Policy Management Information

Description of work and role of partners

Task 3510 To identify the stakeholders, bodies and individuals to be contacted

- using project connections across Europe, which are responsible and implementing governance and data policies.

Task 3520 To draw up a web-based Questionnaire on governance models and data policies

- which will be sent to all stakeholders identified in Task 3510

Task 3530 To collate the results of the survey from across Europe

- so as to develop scenarios for Governance, interoperability ans retention of policy management mechanisms.

Task 3540 To make recommendations on common governance and data policy management mechanisms

- to ensure legal and technical interoperability for permanent access to Europe’s digital materials