Open RDI activities 

The principles of open, impactful and responsible RDI activities are: 

• RDI activities must be as open as possible and as secure as necessary. 
  • The goal is to have the research data and procedures, results and outputs open. Research data refer to data produced, edited and used in RDI activities and to which the results and outputs are based on.  

• Each RDI operator is responsible for their own part for the implementation of open RDI activities. 
• Transparency follows legislation, good data management practices, Research Integrity (Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK, good research practices and processing alleged violations in Finland), funding conditions for RDI activities, agreements and Humak’s own instructions and regulations. 

• The results of the research and related data and publications are always open if they have been produced through public funding.  
  • However, any agreements signed, legislation and research ethics principles must be considered, and Humak’s interests shall not be jeopardised. 
• Humak offers the infrastructure for managing the data, to which it is possible to store and describe the research data in accordance with common processes and models.  
  • The protection, information security and data protection of data with identifiers and materials containing confidential and sensitive information must be taken care of in accordance with Humak’s instructions. 
• However, the ownership and usage rights of data created in RDI activities should be decided on as early as possible. 
  • Results generated in contract research belong to Humak in the same scope as required by legislation, financing terms or agreements concerning the project (Act on the Right in Inventions Made at Higher Education Institutions, 369/2006) 
• Transparency is promoted with tools and services that support the management, use, accessibility and utilisation of data as well as with communication and training. 
  • Humak ensures sufficient expertise and assignment of responsibilities. Any expenses, such as fees for opening results and data or APC fees, are accounted for already during a project’s planning step.  
• When assessing the fulfilment of the evidence and criteria of the research work, the National Recommendation for the responsible evaluation of a researcher and other good practices in scientific evaluation shall be considered. 

• Humak has been a member of CoARA (Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment) since 2023. 
  • CoARA’s goal is to promote diverse and qualitative research assessment methods. Humak promotes responsible assessment in accordance with Humak’s CoARA operating plan. In the future, responsible research assessment practices will also be applied in education and expert work.