Press release on the rules of procedure of FDM-SH

Published on: July 19, 2024

Publication of the FDM-SH rules of procedure: A milestone for research data management in Schleswig-Holstein

The Schleswig-Holstein State Initiative for Research Data Management (FDM-SH) has made significant progress: FDM-SH’s rules of procedure have now been officially published with a DOI. These rules of procedure serve as guidelines for the initiative’s committees and regulate the communication processes within FDM-SH.

The main requirements and the concept for the implementation of FDM-SH were already developed in the preliminary project in close cooperation with the universities and research institutions in Schleswig-Holstein. These can be viewed under the following DOI links: Requirements for FDM-SH and Implementation concept FDM-SH.

The rules of procedure are based on process models that were created using BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation). These models serve as a basis for discussing the fulfillment of the tasks of the committees within FDM-SH and clarify the decision-making and communication processes within the state initiative. The details are available at this DOI link.

The rules of procedure themselves were jointly formulated, discussed and adopted by the FDM-SH Office and the FDM-SH Community in an intensive, cooperative process. The FDM-SH Advisory Board then officially put the rules of procedure into force. This means that important milestones have been successfully reached in the FDM-SH implementation project, which is being funded as part of the Schleswig-Holstein Digitization Programme 3.0.

This achievement marks an important step in the further development of research data management in Schleswig-Holstein. The clear guidelines and communication processes set out in the rules of procedure will strengthen and efficiently organize FMD-related cooperation between the various stakeholders with a long-term perspective.