Abstract
The LifeWatchGreece Research Infrastructure (LWG RI) stores biodiversity data and information from all biology-related disciplines derived from the Greek territory (or the Mediterranean Sea for the marine data). The aim of LWG RI is to facilitate data sharing and dissemination under harmonised standards in order to maximize the socio-economic benefits of research and knowledge transfer to the public. This publication describes the rationale behind the data policy of LWG RI, outlines the current legal situation for sharing research data and presents the Data Sharing Agreement which is signed between the data owner/provider and the LWG RI for each dataset, describing in detail the rights and duties of each party, as well as the license type and the embargo period under which the data are released.
Highlights
Greece hosts a significant biological diversity, at molecular, species and ecosystem level
Greece can be considered as a hot spot area for the European and the Mediterranean biological diversity, because it is characterized by a high level of endemism and according to its Convention of Biological Diversity profile it comprises one of the last refuges of many threatened, endangered and rare species on a European scale
In case of submission of a non-Greek dataset collected or owned by a researcher associated with a Greek institution, the LifeWatchGreece Research Infrastructure (RI) data managers will submit the data to the appropriate repository and store the link as an external dataset together with the metadata
Summary
Greece hosts a significant biological diversity, at molecular (gene), species and ecosystem level. In case of submission of a non-Greek dataset (or non-Mediterranean in the case of marine data) collected or owned by a researcher associated with a Greek institution, the LifeWatchGreece RI data managers will submit the data to the appropriate repository (if this exists) and store the link as an external dataset together with the metadata.
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