#  Executive Summary

The work packages 1 and 6 in project Climateurope (original name, ECOMS2) are
responsible for data management in the project. Work package 1 (WP1) has
produced a very simple Data Management Plan (DMP) in line with the ‘Guidelines
of Data Management for Horizon 2020’, and along with WP6 is responsible for
monitoring the adherence to this plan. The DMP is aligned to the Dissemination
and Exploitation Plan for the project (Deliverable D6.2).

#  Detailed Report

##  Introduction

Data creation and management is not a key or central component to
Climateurope. For example, there will be no generation of data products or
software output. Therefore, for the purposes of this report, the DMP template
issued by the European Commission will not be used here. However, the project
will provide aggregated information. Therefore, Climateurope will take part in
the Horizon 2020 Open Data Research Pilot (ODRP)  1  .

The following types of data, information and materials are anticipated by the
project, so must be considered within the context of data management:

  * Network – communities and individuals that Climateurope will engage with. 

  

  * Reports on current and recommended products, services and activities. 

  

  * Public website. 

  

  * Festivals. 

  

  * Science-stakeholder communication platform (internet communication platform). 

  

##  Network

One of the major outcomes of Climateurope will be the creation of the managed
network whose composition is detailed in the Climateurope Description of
Action.

_Treatment of personal data:_

In order to create and manage the network, plus gather information regarding
Earth system modelling (ESM) and climate services (CS), a certain amount of
personal data will be gathered. For instance, surveys and interviews will be
conducted with various network members. Milestone 10 details how any personal
data will be protected (including collection, sharing and storage), and these
details will not be replicated here.

_Data/information obtained from the network:_

All of the information gathered will be made publically available, and this
will be made clear to the network members at the start of the communications
with them. The ’raw’ information gathered will be stored in the Internet
Communication Platform (see Section 2.6), which is a platform that has limited
access.

##  Reports

All formal reports from ECOMS2 (also declared as deliverable reports) will be
made openly and publically available. These include:

  * Three reports on the state of Earth system modeling (ESM) and climate service (CS) provision in Europe (WP3); 

  

  * Four reports on the new challenges and emerging needs, plus future recommendations on research and innovation priorities, for ESM and CS (WP4);  ’State of the European Earth system modelling and climate services’ publication series (WP6). 

  

The details of the format of these reports and their methods for dissemination
will be agreed by the ECOMS2 General Assembly.

The data and information to input and form these reports will be gathered from
members of the network (see Section 2.2).

##  Website

The website  ( _www.climateurope.eu_ )  will act as the _public_ interface to
the project. It will:

  * Provide background information on the project itself; 

  

  * Provide information on events; 

  

  * Provide overview and analysis by linking to reports, websites, portals, services etc. 

  

  * Provide a platform for interaction with users. 

  

##  Festivals

There will be three festivals held during Climateurope which will showcase the
work of the project. The associated literature and presentations from the
festivals will be made publically available on the project website. Any
personal data gathered as part of the organisation and running of the
festivals will be treated in accordance with Section 2.2 and Milestone 10.

##  Internet Communication Platform (ICP)

The ICP will serve as a working tool for both internal communication among the
project members and communication with/among stakeholders and experts in the
expert groups (members of the network). The ICP will provide a Wiki - a space
for sharing documents, document version control system, discussion platform,
etc. Stakeholders/experts from outside the project can get access to a limited
part of the ICP.

The Wiki will be realized in such a way that it will allow making separate
working environments for the project members (internal communication) and for
expert/stakeholder groups where external persons and project members can
discuss, exchange documents, etc. The Wiki of any single group will provide
full freedom to the group members: each member of the group will be able to
add/modify content in the Wiki.