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5.2.9 Conditions related to open access
to research data
Participants are encouraged to engage in research data sharing, This means that beneficiaries are
encouraged to deposit and take measures to make it possible for third parties to access, mine,
exploit, reproduce and disseminate, free of charge for any user:
(1) Data needed to validate the results presented in scientific publications ('underlying data'); and (2)
other data as specified by the beneficiaries in their Data Management Plan (DMP, see below).
Projects can "opt-out" of these provisions on the following grounds:
a) Incompatibility with the need to protect results that are expected to be commercially or
industrially exploited
b) Incompatibility with the need for confidentiality in connection with security issues
c) Incompatibility with rules on protecting personal data
d) Incompatibility with the project's main aim
e) If the project will not generate / collect any research data, or
f) If there are other legitimate reasons not to provide open access to research data
A proposal will not be evaluated more favorably if the consortium agrees to share its research data,
nor will it be penalized if it opts-out.
Further information on open access to research data is available on the PRIMA electronic submission
system.
A Data Management Plan (DMP) details what data the project will generate, how it will be exploited
and made accessible for verification and re-use, and how it will be curated and preserved. The use of
a Data Management Plan is encouraged for all projects that do not opt-out. Projects that opt-out are
also strongly encouraged to submit a Data Management Plan if relevant for their planned research.
Further information on Data Management Plans is available on PRIMA electronic submission system.
5.2.10 Applicable common principles to all the actions
and activities
In accordance with Article 6(9) of the Decision (EU) 2017/1324, activities included in AWP 2018 that
are funded by the PS without the Union financial contribution shall be implemented in compliance
with common principles adopted by PRIMA-IS after obtaining approval from the Commission.
Equal treatment
Participation in PSIAs, including the right to receive funding, should in general be open to any type of
legal entity, private or public. It is understood and acceptable however, that national legislation or
specific objectives of an action may dictate that only certain legal entities, e.g. public institutions, can
participate and receive funding in certain actions.
Funding to PSIA actions should to the largest possible extent be allocated through open calls for
proposals, and the PRIMA programme should be mentioned in the call text. It is understood and