<p>14/04/2023<br />
Dear Users,</p>
<p>on behalf of ICDI and the project <a href="https://www.skills4eosc.eu/">https://www.skills4eosc.eu/</a> we gladly<br />
spread the following message.</p>
<p>Survey on Data Stewards in Italy: For mapping professionals supporting<br />
research data management.</p>
<p>The survey aims to identify the presence of Data Stewards in Italian<br />
Universities and Research Institutions. A Data Steward is a professional<br />
specialised in research data management and plays a crucial role in promoting<br />
open science. They act as an intermediary between researchers,<br />
infrastructures, and research organizations, providing technical,<br />
disciplinary, and legal support in data management.</p>
<p>Data Stewards work closely with researchers to ensure that research data is<br />
managed responsibly and respectful of privacy and intellectual property<br />
rights. They can help researchers write Data Management Plans (DMP), identify<br />
best practices for data management, ensure data accessibility and sharing,<br />
comply with data protection regulations, and contribute to managing the<br />
institutional repository.</p>
<p>This survey activity is carried out by ICDI (Italian Computing and Data<br />
Infrastructure), the co-ordinator of the Skills4EOSC project, which aims at<br />
creating a European network of competence centres to spread a real culture of<br />
open science and which among its activities envisages activating and<br />
supporting professional networks of data stewards with the objective of<br />
strengthening lifelong learning through peer exchange.</p>
<p>The survey was developed with the collaboration of UNIBO (Alma Mater<br />
Studiorum - University of Bologna), GARR and IIT (Italian Institute of<br />
Technology).</p>
<p>The survey is open until May 31, 2023, and is addressed to all interested<br />
parties who can respond on a personal level and on behalf of their<br />
institution. Survey participants will also be able to join the establishment<br />
of the national Data Steward network. The survey results will be analyzed and<br />
published, providing a mapping of professionals supporting research data<br />
management in Italy, a first step in establishing a national community of<br />
Data StewardsFill the survey at<br />
<a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/e5d9495e-5b3f-4e28-38b0-dd99a25b5dbd">https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/e5d9495e-5b3f-4e28-38b0-dd99a25b5dbd</a></p>
<p>Best regards,<br />
HPC User Support @CINECA</p>