The social life of data

The importance of good data management has increased in profile over the past 18 months due to the Government’s open data campaign, academic research being misinterpreted and the future research excellence framework. Jisc’s Rebecca O’Brien chats to Professor David De Roure, Professor of e-Researchat the University of Oxford e-Research Centre and the UK’s National e-Social Science Strategic Director with the Economic and Social Research Council, on his views on data management and he shares a taster of the keynote he will be delivering at Jisc’s Research Integrity Conference on 13 September 2011.