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The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited
Carmel Woods, Linley Jesson, Matthew Laurenson
Establishment of team-based Data Stewards in
a large NZ research institute
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» One of seven NZ Crown Research Institutes
» 700 science staff, 76 science teams
» 14 sites across NZ
» Wide-ranging research fields
Plant & Food Research
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Two Year ‘Science Data Facilitation’ Project
» Introduction of new position: Science Data Facilitator (1 FTE)
» Sponsored by the Chief Scientist
» Supported by Data Science group and Information & Knowledge
Services
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Two Year ‘Science Data Facilitation’ Project
» Four main goals:
» Creation of a Science Data Types Catalogue
» Development of Best Practice Guidelines
» Establishment of Data Management Plans
» Training of team-based Data Stewards
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» 2-day training course, 2 main presenters, 12 trainees at a time
» Sessions on:
» Data management basics and principles
» Data Management Plans
» Change management
» Excel dos and don’ts
» Microsoft SharePoint
» Internal science database applications
» Data management scenarios
» Create draft plan for improving team’s data management
» Follow-up meetings with each Data Steward and their team leader to
discuss Data Improvement Plan
Data Steward training course
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» Rewards:
» Increased awareness of the importance of good data
management
» Increased adoption of metadata templates, SharePoint and
databases
» Engagement in new initiatives
Current rewards and challenges
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» Challenges:
» Organisational culture of ‘my data’ rather than ‘our data’
» Limited data governance policies or processes in place
» Lack of standardisation within PFR, eg metadata fields
» Science staff generally lack data science skills
Current rewards and challenges
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» Science Data Facilitator role will continue after completion of the
two year project
» Continue to cultivate Data Steward community
» Quarterly group catch-ups
» Discussions, tips and updates over Yammer
» Train new Data Stewards as needed
» Opportunities to upskill
» Data Steward ‘tiers’/continuum
» Data Steward stream in annual Data Science Summit
Future plans
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