Overview
This service provides projects with structured support for managing, curating, documenting, and preserving their research data. The service ensures that datasets are handled in accordance with the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) while complying with ethical, legal, and privacy regulations applicable to social and big data research.
Guiding Principles
- FAIR and Open Science compliance
- Ethical and responsible data use
- Reproducibility and transparency
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Long-term sustainability of research outputs
Core Services
- Data Management Planning: Support for drafting and reviewing Data Management Plans (DMPs) aligned with Horizon Europe and national funding requirements.
- Data Curation & Metadata: Assistance in structuring datasets, applying metadata standards, and improving documentation for long-term reuse.
- Secure Storage & Access Control: Provision of controlled-access environments for sensitive and personal data, including GDPR-compliant workflows.
- Repository Integration: Support for publishing datasets in trusted repositories with persistent identifiers and version control.
- Ethical & Legal Guidance: Consultation on data protection, anonymisation techniques, consent management, and responsible data sharing.
- Data Lifecycle Support: End-to-end guidance from data acquisition and processing to preservation and reuse.
How to Request Data Management Support
Does your project need data management support? Contact the SoBigData service desk by sending an email to info@sobigdata.eu to initiate a consultation or submit a support request.
