Policy Statement:
1.1. University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) researchers, faculty, collaborators, staff, trainees, and students as well as any other person related to UM6P are obliged to retain research data in appropriate form, archive it for a reasonable length of time, and make it available for collaborative research and for review under the appropriate circumstances.
1.2. UM6P and its respective affiliated entities have the right to collect, store, share and properly dispose of all study-related documents for each research study in a manner and timeframe compliant with university, international, and sponsor requirements and best practices.
1.3. UM6P encourages Responsible Open Access, meaning that research data should be made accessible to the research community if appropriate and possible.
Policy Statement: Scope and Applicability
2.1. This policy document applies to faculty, staff, students, trainees, and other individuals engaged in scientific and scholarly activities at UM6P.
2.2. It also applies to all research data regardless of whether the research is funded or unfunded.
Purpose
3.1. Research Data Management is part of the research process. This policy provides guidelines and provisions that seek to optimize the efficiency, quality, value, and integrity of research. It describes the basis of data ownership and the standards for the collection and retention of data, in addition to requirements for data access.
Definitions
1. Research Data — Research Data — all information recorded or created in connection with UM6P research activities, in any form or format. This includes quantitative and qualitative data, lab notes, questionnaires, survey results, recordings, software code, and any other materials that validate research findings.
2. Data Management Plan (DMP) — Data Management Plan (DMP) — a formal document describing how data will be collected, processed, analyzed, preserved, and shared during and after the completion of a research project.
3. Open Access — Open Access — a practice in which research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges or other barriers.
Provisions and Guidelines
5.1. All researchers are expected to develop and maintain a Data Management Plan (DMP) at the outset of any research project and to update it as necessary throughout the project lifecycle.
5.2. Research data must be stored securely and backed up regularly to prevent loss. UM6P-approved storage systems must be used for data storage.
5.3. Research data must be retained for a minimum of ten (10) years after the completion of a project or publication of results, whichever is later, unless a longer retention period is required by a funding agency, journal, or applicable law.
5.4. Where appropriate and not in conflict with privacy, confidentiality, or proprietary obligations, research data should be made openly available in a recognized data repository with appropriate metadata and documentation.
5.5. All personal data collected as part of research must be handled in compliance with Moroccan Law 09-08 on the Protection of Personal Data and any applicable international regulations.