Hazmi, Norzelatun Rodhiah and Abdullah, Abrizah and Mohd Khalid, Yanti Idaya Aspura
(2023)
Work in progress: a modified Delphi study of research data governance in Malaysian research performing
organizations.
In: International Conference on Libraries, Information and Society, Putrajaya.
Abstract
The rapid growth of research data and its influence on research practices has led to an increased
recognition of the importance of research data governance (RDG) worldwide. Nevertheless, a dearth of
literature exists that explicitly delineates RDG activities undertaken by research performing
organizations (RPOs). This study intends to bridge this gap by utilizing a modified Delphi method, which
involves a systematic solicitation and collection of feedback from a pool of experts, comprising research
data practitioners. This is accomplished through a series of carefully designed sequential surveys,
focused specifically on RDG implementation in RPOs in Malaysia. This paper describes an in-progress
study to develop consensus among research data practitioners on the importance of organizational
roles in RDG task areas at the strategic, tactical, and operational functions. It provides preliminary,
partial results for Round 1, regarding RDG task areas carried out by RPOs, based on 26 responses.
Statements were rated on a 5-point scale: an interquartile deviation (IQD) ≤ 0.5 and a consensus level
(CL) ≥85% were considered as consensus. Analysis of the responses revealed a significant consensus
among the experts on 14 out of 18 RDG task areas that RPOs should implement. This study has the
potential toward the development of an RDG framework covering the governance task areas, activities,
and structure based on the consensus achieved. By providing an RDG framework that can be used as a
set of best practices, this study can assist RPO leaders in considering implementing RDG and its efforts
in their organization
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