National resources: Belgium
Introduction
An overview of data management services provided by ELIXIR Belgium can be found on the ELIXIR Belgium website. Details about national guidelines, tools and resources can be found at RDM Guide.
The Flemish Government approved the Flemish Open Science policy plan and the establishment of the Flemish Open Science Board (FOSB). The mandate of the FOSB is to develop the policy on Open Science and to advise on how to spend the resources that will be used for this purpose.
Funders and assistance
In line with European funders, Belgian research funders require Data Management Plans (DMP) and support Open Science. Consult the funders’ webpage and their policy about data management and Open Science.
- Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO).
- The Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO).
- Kom op tegen Kanker.
- Special Research Fund (BOF) from Universities.
- Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS).
- EU-Team and/or Research support team from Universities.
- National Contact Points (NCPs) for help with navigating the EU funding system.
Relevant tools and resources
Skip tool table| Resource | Description | Related pages |
|---|---|---|
| RDM Guide | RDM Guide describes Belgian data management guidelines, resources, tools and services available for researchers in Life Sciences. |
Researcher Data Steward: research |
| Galaxy Belgium | Galaxy Belgium is a Galaxy instance managed by the Belgian ELIXIR node, funded by the Flemish government, which utilizing infrastructure provided by the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC).
Galaxy
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Researcher Data analysis |
| ENA upload tool | The program submits experimental data and respective metadata to the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA). |
Data Steward: infrastructure Data Steward: research Researcher |
| DMPonline.be | This instance of DMPonline is provided by the DMPbelgium Consortium. We can help you write and maintain data management plans for your research.
DMPRoadmap
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Data Steward: research Researcher Data management plan |
| PIPPA | PIPPA, the PSB Interface for Plant Phenotype Analysis, is the central web interface and database that provides the tools for the management of the plant imaging robots on the one hand, and the analysis of images and data on the other hand. |
Plant sciences Data Steward: research Researcher Data Steward: infrastructure |
| Belnet | Belnet is the privileged partner of higher education, research and administration for connectivity. We provide high-bandwidth internet access and related services for our specific target groups. |
Data Steward: research Researcher Data Steward: infrastructure Data transfer |
| Flemish Supercomputing Center (VSC) | VSC is the Flanders’ most highly integrated high-performance research computing environment, providing world-class services to government, industry, and researchers. |
Data Steward: research Data Steward: infrastructure Data analysis Data storage |
