{"id":8366,"date":"2026-07-30T10:35:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T08:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpc.lv\/datu-kuratoru-tikls-klust-par-pastavigu-atbalstu-latvijas-zinatnei\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:06:07","slug":"datu-kuratoru-tikls-klust-par-pastavigu-atbalstu-latvijas-zinatnei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vpc.lv\/en\/datu-kuratoru-tikls-klust-par-pastavigu-atbalstu-latvijas-zinatnei\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Stewards Network Becomes a Permanent Support Structure for Latvian Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Data\u00a0Stewards Project has\u00a0come to an end, but the Latvian Data\u00a0Stewards Network\u00a0established\u00a0during the project, along with the support provided to researchers, will continue.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thanks to the support of the Ministry of Education and Science, a delegation agreement has been concluded that will enable the continuation of the work\u00a0initiated\u00a0during the project in the fields of research data management and Open Science until the end of 2028.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This means that researchers, academic staff, as well as master's and doctoral students will continue to have access to consultations and practical support in managing research data. Data\u00a0stewards will\u00a0assist\u00a0with preparing Data Management Plans (DMPs),\u00a0organising\u00a0and documenting research data, selecting the most\u00a0appropriate solutions\u00a0for data storage and publication, and providing guidance on issues related to data accessibility, licensing, and the responsible use of research data.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dedicated data\u00a0steward\u00a0teams are available at the University of Latvia (UL), Riga Technical University (RTU),\u00a0R\u012bga\u00a0Stradi\u0146\u0161\u00a0University (RSU), and the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU). Researchers from all other Latvian research institutions will receive data\u00a0steward\u00a0services from the Association \"Shared Service Centre for Information Technologies in Higher Education and Science.\"<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Training sessions, seminars, and other professional development activities will also continue, helping researchers implement good research data management practices in their daily work. The latest updates can be found\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dataverse.lv\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">HERE<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the same time, the Latvian research data repository,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dv.dataverse.lv\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">DataverseLV<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, will continue to be\u00a0maintained\u00a0and further developed. It enables researchers to securely store, describe, and publish research data, making it discoverable and, where possible, available for reuse.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The signed agreement will ensure the continuation and further development of the project's key achievements:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Latvian Data\u00a0Stewards Network;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Consultations and practical support for researchers;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Training on research data management and Open Science;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0DataverseLV\u00a0repository and its related services.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The delegated tasks will be carried out until 31 December 2028 by the Association \"The Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre\".<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The conclusion of the project therefore does not mark the end of the work of the Latvian Data\u00a0Stewards Network. Instead, it marks the beginning of the next phase, in which the knowledge gained, the partnerships\u00a0established, and the services developed during the project become long-term support for Latvia's research community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The full text of the delegation agreement is available on the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vpc.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Delegesanas-ligums-ANM-2.1.3.1.i-projekta-ilgtspeja.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Association's website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Data Stewards Project has come to an end, but the Latvian Data Stewards Network established during the project, along with the support provided to researchers, will continue. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":8367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpc.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpc.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpc.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpc.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpc.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8366"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vpc.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8379,"href":"https:\/\/vpc.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8366\/revisions\/8379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpc.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpc.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpc.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpc.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}