The effective management of research data is an important component of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research.
Good practice in data management is required to maintain reliable and accurate data throughout the data's lifecycle. Good data management will also facilitate data re-use after completion of the project and enable others to replicate research outcomes into the future
From February 2014 the Australian Research Council (ARC) has introduced the requirement for funding applications for National Competitive Grants (Discovery; Linkage) to provide an outline of your data management plan. The outline should describe your plans for the management of data produced as a result of the proposed research, including but not limited to
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Please note however that while the ARC strongly encourage the sharing of data, the changes to the funding rules are not mandating open data.
University of Canberra's Management of Research Data, Primary Materials and Information Policy states that every research project at UC is expected to have a data management plan.
Find up-to-date information about data management planning at UC (Including how to access the RedBox Data Management Planning Tool) here.
Digital Commons (DC) Data is a secure cloud-based repository where you can store, share, access and publish your data.
Find more information and access to DC Data here.
CSIRO vessel-collected (ship) data collected over the past 30 years, as well as such related datasets as those collected with moored instrument arrays (moorings) in the Australasian region.
Open access data on topics such as crime, the environment, gender, and health. Data can be sorted by country and date.
Free and open access to data about development in countries around the globe