Establishment of data stewardship across disciplines in the Max Planck Society

Ascertain whether the concept and role of data stewardship will become established and institutionalized within individual disciplines across the Max Planck Society.

Background

The authors observe that local RDM initiatives are emerging and a network of RDM experts is evolving within the Max Planck Society. In parallel, international discussions increasingly emphasize dedicated data stewardship roles to support FAIR and open research data.

Against this backdrop, the authors explicitly state that it is unknown whether such data stewardship concepts will take root within specific disciplines in the Max Planck Society.