**Executive Summary**

This deliverable describes the NEXT-NET Data Management Plan. This deliverable
outlines how data will be handled during the project life.

The data collection, sharing and storing process is described in this
document, following a methodology aligned with the H2020 guidelines on data
management. In addition data security and personal data protection questions
are contained in this deliverable.

#  1 Introduction

NEXT-NET Project Data Management Plan (DMP) describes the data management life
cycle for the data to be collected, processed and/or generated during and
after the end of the project execution.

DMP includes information about the type of data to be collected, handled or
generated research data during and after the end of the Project. This
deliverable includes the methodology and standards to be used, regulation
about open data and how the data will be preserved even after the end of the
Project.

NEXT-NET project participates in the Pilot on Open Research Data launched by
the European Commission along with the Horizon 2020 programme. Therefore, all
data produced by the project can potentially be published with open access –
though this objective will obviously need to be balanced with the other
principles described below.

#  2 Data Summary

The ultimate goal of NEXT-NET project is to develop a European Strategic
Research Agenda and action plan for the Supply Chains in 2030. These results
will be disseminated during and after the project execution period to all
potential stakeholders: process, manufacturing and logistics industry,
academia, policy makers, users and others.

Data collection / generation in this project are enablers for executing it
according to the Description of Action (DOA). The content of this DMP has been
adapted to the required development of the project across the different phases
and needs.

Figure 1 – Data Management Process

##  2.1 Data Collection, Sharing and Storing

Data collection is the process of gathering information that will be used
during project execution.

Throughout the project lifetime, personal data will be also collected,
obtained in the framework of different workshops and events organized to
gather primary data. Indeed, NEXT-NET follows an interaction approach; using
methods based on participation and shared views of experts and non-experts,
like workshops, multi-criteria methods, and stakeholder analysis.

Secondary data will also be collected during the project execution period (for
instance analyzing existing roadmaps as input to analyze current trends,
research gaps, etc.). These data jointly with the primary data will help shape
the future scenarios for the supply chains in 2030.

Additional data can come from a creativity approach, using methods relying
heavily on the inventiveness and ingenuity of the very skilled individuals,
like the use of wildcards, science fiction, scenario writing. Also methods
based on codified information, data and indicators etc. like literature
review, scanning, benchmarking will be utilized. Likewise access to existing
expertise will be realized using methods based on tacit knowledge of people
with privileged access to relevant information or with accumulated knowledge
like expert panel, quantitative scenarios Delphi and roadmapping. Lastly, data
can originate from project partners background.

Personal data will also be gathered through NEXT-NET Social Networks and
Website, as they provide data from visitors, contact forms and users of
Twitter, LinkedIn also Research Gate in any case.

The data sharing process will be arranged mainly using the project intranet
(based on Innovation Place), but also through mail exchanges among the people
involved. Public documents will be shared in NEXT-NET website. Also the open
access procedure will apply for scientific publications that may derive from
the project.

Data will be stored at Innovation Place, Website, and Social Networks.
Additionally personal data will be stored at project partners’ servers and
CRM.

#  3 FAIR Data

###  3.1.1 Making data findable, including provisions for metadata

Deliverables will be named with easily findable and self-explanatory tittles
to facilitate their location & identification. The information will be
uploaded to NEXT-NET intranet. Public Public information and deliverables will
be accessible at the publications section in the website. The project intranet
(based on Innovation Place) will contain information restricted to registered
users and consortium members.

###  3.1.2 Making data openly accessible and interoperable

During the project development, all the data included in public deliverables
will be public and all this data will be posted at NEXT-NET website
_https://nextnetproject.eu/publications/_ NEXT-NET project is executed by a
consortium of partners located at different countries so certain sensitive
data may be stored internally in the partners’ servers following their own
internal criteria, always complying with the regulations in place.

NEXT-NET website contains a repository for public documents and publications
as a result of the project execution. It also contains a private access
repository (Innovation Place), where non-public data is stored.

Figure 2 – Private Area in NEXT-NET website

Entering the private area menu leads to
_https://intranet.nextnetproject.eu/login_ where the intranet can be accessed
with a personal user and password:

Figure 3 – NEXT-NET intranet login area

Project information will be accessible from all devices (computer, laptop,
smart phone, tablets, etc.). Documents will be handed preferably in pdf.
format or any other one that allows access to the majority of users.

###  3.1.3 Data re-use

Public technical deliverables are defined in the Description of Action (DOA)
and the data included there can be reused according to current and future
needs.

Potential stakeholders to reuse data from NEXT-NET deliverables are experts
involved along the project activities, members of NEXT-NET of Advisory Board
(representing the process, manufacturing and logistics industry), policy
makers, industrial companies and other research institutions as input for
their future research.

#  4 Allocation of resources

According to the open access to publications obligations In Horizon 2020,
NEXT-NET project partners must ensure open access to all peer reviewed
scientific publications relating to the project results. NEXT-NET partners can
choose from one of the following routes:

  * Self-archiving, e.g. archiving a published article or the final peer-reviewed in an online repository before, alongside or after its publication. 

  

  * Open access publishing, e.g. placing the publication in open access mode (on the publisher or journal website). In this case, article processing charges will be allocated to the other direct costs category in the partners’ budget. 

  

Additionally, NEXT-NET intranet has been located in PNO owned platform (called
Innovation Place) free of charge for all project partners. Therefore PNO will
be responsible for data management in the project intranet. Likewise, ZLC
manages NEXT-NET social networks and public website, including the contact
form area. People registering to the contact form will be part of the NEXT-NET
mailing list. This list will be used only for the purpose of the project.
Therefore ZLC will be responsible for data management in those sites. Hosting
and maintenance of all these resources will be allocated to NEXT-NET budget.

#  5 Data security

Project data will be allocated at each project partner server, and generally
at the project Intranet. As the final result of the project will be in the
form of public deliverables no sensitive data will be generated, shared or
stored.

In any case, a holistic security approach will be undertaken to protect the 3
mains pillars of information security: confidentiality, integrity, and
availability. The security approach will consist of a methodical assessment of
security risks followed by an impact analysis. This analysis will be performed
on the personal information and data processed.

#  6 Ethical Aspects

##  6.1 PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

The data protection regulation will be carried out under the General
Regulation of Data Protection (GDPR) (Control (EU) 2016/679), the European
regulation through which the European Parliament, the Council of the European
Union and the European Commission intend to strengthen and unify upwards the
data protection for all the countries of the European Union (EU), also
controlling the transfer of data outside the Union. Its main objectives are to
return citizens to control over their personal information and to unify the
regulatory framework for multinationals. When it enters into force, the GDPR
will replace the 1995/46 / EC Data Protection Directive 1995.

Adopted in April 2016, it is expected to enter into force on May 25, 2018,
after a transition period of two years, and, unlike directives, it does not
require incorporation into national legislation, being directly applicable.

In order to comply with this regulation, the following disclaimer appears in
NEXT-NET site when registering through the contact form to the mailing list
and newsletter:

Figure 6 – NEXT-NET contact form disclaimer

#  7 Conclusion

This deliverable describes NEXT-NET data management plan. It shows how data
will be collected, shared and stored during the life of the project. It also
describes the process to ensure FAIR data (findable, accessible, interoperable
and reusable).

As a summary, NEXT-NET project approach has been to make public data available
in the project website and storing all additional data in a common repository
located at the project intranet. No sensitive data are expected to be
collected and therefore there will not be an issue on this topic.