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plan.research-data.no

is a knowledge resource to support Data Management planning at Norwegian research institutions.

For researchers writing a Data Management Plan (DMP)

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DMP questionnaire

Start writing a DMP using the tool Data Stewardship Wizard/ FAIR Wizard. You can select between different DMP questionnaires to adapt for project-specific needs.

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DMP information resources

Information pages for researchers filling out a DMP, supplementing the DMP questionnaire in Data Stewardship Wizard/ FAIR Wizard.

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Find local and discipline-specific experts

Find the local DMP experts to support you and get inspired by discipline-rooted resources.

About data management planning

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Purpose of a Data Management Plan

Why should you write a Data Management Plan (DMP)?

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Guiding questions pre-start/ pre-award

Identify data management needs and challenges in ahead of starting on a project, particularly beneficial when applying for funding.

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Glossary

Terms used in the context of data management plans and research data management explained.

For supporting staff

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DMP Background knowledge

The knowledge base for support personnel includes useful resources on DMPs in the Norwegian context.

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Conceptual DMP reflections

The project work involved conceptual reflections on DMPs which we believe can be of value to other national and international DMP projects.

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FW instance configuration

Starting to use the resources? Our FAIR Wizard instance configuration.

What can we help you find?

What's new?

  • Norwegian DSW Knowledge Model v1.2.1

    A revised version 1.2.1 of the Norwegian DSW Knowledge Model which is underlying the FAIR Wizard Norway DMP questionnaires has been released. The new version is incorporating technical improvements including links to related questions in the questionnaire, improved API-integrations, and machine-actionable exports according to RDA maDMP Common Standard v1.2. All DMP templates have been updated and users will see an ‘Update available’ button next to their projects. The structure and content of the questionnaire has not been changed and we recommend therefore to accept all changes. For a step-by-step guide, see the FAIR Wizard user guide: Project Migration. For any question, please contact your local support staff.

  • Norwegian DSW Knowledge Model v1.1.0

    A revised version 1.1.0 of the Norwegian DSW Knowledge Model which is underlying the FAIR Wizard Norway DMP questionnaires has been released. The new version is incorporating feedback from the first 6 month of piloting and some technical improvements. All DMP templates have been updated and users will see an ‘Update available’ button next to their projects. This enables a dialogue where the changes either can be reviewed per question or all changes accepted. For a step-by-step guide, see the FAIR Wizard user guide: Project Migration. For any question, please contact your local support staff.

  • National FAIR Wizard pilot

    Building on the experiences of the project Data Management Plans: Support package for Norwegian higher education libraries, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the University of Bergen, the University of Oslo and UiT The Arctic University of Norway started piloting the DMP tool FAIR Wizard in December 2024 (joint instance: norway.fair-wizard.com). 1st of September 2025, Sikt has started a one-year national FAIR Wizard pilot, giving further organisations the opportunity to gather experiences. Under this umbrella, UiB, UiO, UiT and NTNU will continue using the joint pilot instance. Users will not experience any changes. A revised version of the Norwegian Knowledge Model will become available shortly after the release of software version 4.22.0 October 10th, 2025. It is planned to make the Knowledge Model available through the common FAIR Wizard registry.

For more news please visit our news page.

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plan.research-data.no is an open resource created by the University libraries at UiB, NTNU, UiO, UiT, ELIXIR Norway and PhD-on-Track. Everyone is welcome to contribute to this community project or suggest improvements! To cite plan.research-data.no, please use the following format:

plan.research-data.no. DMP Support Package for Norwegian Higher Education Libraries. URL: https://plan.research-data.no

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