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<p>Her Majesty’s Government supports the management of and access to research data,
so that it can be widely used for research and innovation. The <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/896799/UK_Research_and_Development_Roadmap.pdf"
target="_blank">UK Research and Development Roadmap</a> (copy attached) published
last year emphasised the importance of data and open research.</p><p> </p><p>The UK
enjoys a well-established infrastructure and policy framework for good research data
management and access, covering multiple disciplines, including national data centres
such as the <a href="https://www.bgs.ac.uk/geological-data/national-geoscience-data-centre/"
target="_blank">National Geosciences Data Centre.</a> UK Research and Innovation (UKRI),
the UK’s largest public research funder, <a href="https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/before-you-apply/your-responsibilities-if-you-get-funding/meeting-ukri-terms-and-conditions-for-funding/#contents-list"
target="_blank">requires</a> those in receipt of funding from Research Councils to
ensure “that all parties engaged in the research make every reasonable effort to ensure
that intellectual assets obtained in the course of the research, whether protected
by intellectual property rights or not, are used for the benefit of society and the
economy”.</p><p> </p><p>UKRI and its Research Councils have policies that set out
expectations and guidance on sharing and managing research data. It has a <a href="https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/before-you-apply/your-responsibilities-if-you-get-funding/making-research-data-open/"
target="_blank">common set of principles</a> on research data, including that publicly
funded research data are a public good, produced in the public interest, which should
be made openly available with as few restrictions as possible in a responsible manner.
UKRI in partnership with research organisations developed the <a href="https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/UKRI-020920-ConcordatonOpenResearchData.pdf"
target="_blank">Concordat on Open Research Data </a>to ensure that the research data
gathered and generated by members of the UK research community is made available for
use by others wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>UKRI work closely with international
bodies to enable global sharing and access to data in the interest of the economy
and society. Recently the <a href="https://www.oecd.org/sti/recommendation-access-to-research-data-from-public-funding.htm"
target="_blank">OECD’s Recommendation on Access to Research Data from Public Funding</a>
was updated and this will guide further policy and support in the UK as well as across
all OECD members.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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