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13.2.2.3 Research Data Alliance .................................................. 286
13.2.2.4 Research Projects ............................................................287
13.2.3 Summary ......................................................................................288
13.3 Emerging Approaches for Coupling PSI and Public-Funded
Research Data ..........................................................................................288
13.3.1 Addressing Synergies in Collaboration ..........................................288
13.3.1.1 Interoperability through Reuse .......................................288
13.3.1.2 Curation for Reproducibility ..........................................289
13.3.1.3 Information Integration from Multiple Sources ..............290
13.3.2 Exemplary Solutions .....................................................................290
13.3.2.1 Europeana ......................................................................291
13.3.2.2 Open Data Institute .......................................................291
13.3.2.3 he ENGAGE Project ....................................................292
13.4 Toward an Open Data Ecosystem ............................................................292
13.5 Practical Implications ...............................................................................293
13.6 Areas for Future Research ........................................................................295
Author Biographies ...........................................................................................296
References .........................................................................................................297
Abstract
Scientific domains and the public sector increasingly open their data
repositories. In June 2013, the G8 boosted the topic in a charter,
and in April 2014, the Open Government Partnership welcomed
its 64th partner to make governments more open and accountable.
The U.S. and Australian governments, together with the European
Commission, complement this initiative of the public sector with the
Research Data Alliance, to ease research data sharing and exchange.
Although many objectives are shared, we see different interpreta-
tions and developments all over the globe. This chapter highlights
the central activities in the European context and anticipates pos-
sible developments. It explores the concept of a cross-domain open
data ecosystem by (a) explaining the current situation, (b) exploring
innovative approaches and recent trends on information and commu-
nication technologies, and (c) outlining potential pathways to couple
public sector information and public-funded research data. The chap-
ter concludes by summarizing practical implications and outlining
directions for future research.
Keywords: open data, science, research, public funding, curation,
preservation