University Data Licensing Implementers Group
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The issue of data licensing is becoming increasingly important across the Australian university sector One of the essential ingredients of re-usable data is clarity of re-use permissions, terms, and conditions. Prospective re-users need to know exactly what they can do with the data.
ANDS is establishing a data licensing implementation working group for Australian universities. This group will work in practical ways to share experiences and implement—as far as possible—an approach to data licensing which is both common to the Australian research community and compatible with existing licensing frameworks in use in Australian governments of all jurisdictions. The overall objective is to facilitate the integration of data to and from diverse research facilities and government agencies.
The working group aims to provide a forum to:
- share experience among the participants
- catalyse collaboration
- identify areas for targeted assistance, guidance, consultancy, and training.
- promote common approaches to data licensing within and across universities
- harmonise the approach of research organisations with the existing information licensing approaches of the public sector
ANDS will support the group with resources and support. Guidance and experience from the public sector will be provided by the National Programme Director of the Australian Governments Open Access and Licencing framework (AusGOAL), Mr Baden Appleyard.
More targeted guidance, resources, training and implementation support will also be available outside the meeting structure.
Meetings are likely to occur quarterly by video conference.
If you would like to participate or would like more information on the Data Licensing Working Group, please email contact@ands.org.au.
Further information on licensing and AusGOAL can be found on the ANDS website.
