Horizon Europe

The Horizon Europe project stipulates the condition to keep and manage research data according to the FAIR data principles in the first place. In this context, the beneficiary is required to create a Data Management Plan, store the data in a trusted repository and ensure open access to the data. In the context of publishing the data themselves, it is also necessary to provide information on what tools are needed to use the data properly (or, for example, to validate them).

Putting data into the repository is not dependent on whether the data are to be shared or not. The storage is required mainly for long-term protection of the data. The main repositories for storing research data are subject repositories (a comprehensive list can be found at re3data.org), but there are also repositories without a focus on a specific field (the most used are e.g. Figshare or Zenodo).

Data should be disclosed according to the stipulated terms and conditions; if this is not possible (for commercial reasons, data protection, etc.), these reasons must be described in the Data Management Plan. Open data are then shared under a CC BY or CC 0 licence. Data sharing settings are governed by the as soon as possible, as closed as necessary principle.

Open access must also be provided to the metadata that describe the research data and makes them discoverable. Again, the metadata must be published under the CC 0 licence.

Horizon 2020

For the first time, open access to research data is mandated in Horizon 2020, through the Open Research Data Pilot. It consists of two parts – creating a Data Management Plan to ensure open access to data (only if possible). At any stage of the project, it is also possible to Opt Out, i.e. to exclude the article on the obligation to open the data, but only for a specific reason (i.e. if the data cannot be disclosed for privacy reasons, etc.).

It mainly concerns the storage of the underlying data (on the basis of which the publication output was created) as well as related metadata (for the purpose of verifying research results). Scientists can share other data produced in the project, but they must be listed in the Data Management Plan.

Data and metadata storage is done through a data repository – either a subject repository (re3data.org) or Zenodo. Publishing data under Creative Commons licences is only recommended.

OP JAK

The Jan Ámos Komenský Operational Programme emphasises the application of open science principles also in the field of research data. The applicant shall:

• develop a Data Management Plan (DMP) in accordance with the FAIR principles, which shall be submitted at the time of application for support, updated during the course of the project to reflect the current status, and submitted further in the first Implementation Report after 24 months and also submitted as an annex to the Final Implementation Report;
• store research data in a trustworthy repository;
• ensure open access to research data according to the latest version of the CC BY licence, applying the “as open as possible and as closed as necessary” principle – justification for any restrictions must be provided in the Data Management Plan;
• provide open access to the metadata of stored research data;
• provide information (= deposit in the repository) about other outputs or any other tools that are necessary to verify the conclusions of the scientific publication.

Everything is clearly and in detail described in the Open Science Handbook.

Projects of the Czech Science Foundation

The Czech Science Foundation projects do not specifically mention any obligation concerning research data. The Tender Documents for the 2023 standard projects state that Part C1 – Justification of the project proposal must include, among other things, “a brief description of the data to be generated by the project and how they will be handled”.

Among the material costs that can be included as eligible costs are “the cost of managing research data and creating a Data Management Plan (DMP)”.

Projects of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic

The open approach is introduced in the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR) with the KAPPA project. Applicants are required to submit a Data Management Plan (DMP) “describing what data will be created, processed and/or collected” within 6 months of the start of the project. They should also describe “what methods and policies will be used to manage the data; how the data will be shared and published; and how and where the data will be stored during the project and retained after the project.”