Guidelines on Data Management in Horizon 2020
This document is intended to help applicants and beneficiaries of projects under Horizon 2020 meet their responsibilities as regards research data quality, sharing and security.
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A new element in Horizon 2020 is the use of Data Management Plans (DMPs). A DMP describes the data management life cycle for all datasets to be collected, processed or generated by a research project. It must cover:
- the handling of research data during & after the project
- what data will be collected, processed or generated
- what methodology & standards will be applied
- whether data will be shared /made open access & how
- how data will be curated & preserved
The use of a Data Management Plan is required for projects participating in the Open Research Data Pilot. Other projects are invited to submit a DMP if it is relevant to their planned research.