Economic and Business Models
Data Policy and Planning
Is there a strategic roadmap for building and sustaining DIR? How often is this reviewed and by whom?
How does the institution develop plans and business models for DIR?
Are there plans to fund infrastructure development which includes Public/Private partnerhsips)? e.g. Small-scale tool development; Co-ordinated investment in distributed systems; Large central investments in network infrastructure or tools
How does the institution promote use of shared facilities for DIR?
What is the size of the majority of the institution's research projects? e.g. small, medium or large
What is the geographic profile of institutional research funding? e.g projects funded internally or from regional agencies; Projects funded by national funding bodies; or funding acquired from international bodies and/or bi-lateral intitiatives between national funders
What is typical funding duration? E.g. focused on short-term or quick returns; single-phase thematic on 3-5yr timescales; or multi-phase thematic investments in 5-10yr blocks which build a community
Describe any funding for infrastructure development which includes public-private partnerships
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Capture and Collection (Primary Data)
If there is provision for a facility for managing primary research data, what is the contingency plan in case the current facility becomes under threat?
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Processing and Analysis (Intermediate Data)
What is the business plan to support long-term availability of intermediate research data? Explain how provision is made for adequate resourcing of data management, storage and requisite human effort?
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Data Curation
What is the sustainability plan for long-term availability of research data? Explain how provision is made for adequate resourcing of data management, storage and requisite human effort?
If an IR is supported, what contingency plan is in place in case the current facility becomes at risk? E.g. a federation; use of CLOCKSS
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Publication and Sharing
What business plans are there to support the sharing and publication of research data?
What contingency plans exist in case the current data publication facilities become at risk?
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Reuse and Impact
How does the institution realise the full value of data reuse? E.g. Are there plans to provide value-added services based on corpora of research data?
How are cost/benefits and impact from reuse of data measured?
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