Research Data Management (RDM) in agricultural research institutes: a literature review
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Date
2018
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University of Zululand
Abstract
This article presents a survey of literature on Research Data Management (RDM)
with focus on agricultural research institutes. This is to help the understanding of
core issues in RDM such as legal, policy and regulations; skills set and
infrastructure in order to strategically position the agricultural sector in the
knowledge economy and also help in reducing duplication of effort, promoting
innovation, minimizing loss or destruction of research data sets and that ensuring
compliance with funders’ requirements. The author argues that while RDM has
been widely embraced in developed countries Africa is lacking behind. The
literature reviewed in this article seem to suggest that legal, policy and regulatory
framework in agricultural research sectors are either nonexistent or outdated. This
is exacerbated by inadequate technical infrastructure, human resources capacity,
and paucity of national or international partnerships. As a result, research data sets
within agricultural institutes are poorly managed. The establishment of a legislative
and policy framework for RDM; capacity building programs, and improvement of
technical infrastructure are highly recommended.
Description
Peer reviewed article published under Inkanyiso journal, Volume 10 Number 1, p.28-50, November 2018.
Keywords
Research Data Management, data curation
Citation
Ng’eno, E. and Mutula, S., 2018. Research Data Management (RDM) in agricultural research institutes: a literature review. Inkanyiso: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 10(1), pp.28-50.