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Flanders united in Open Science

The Flemish Research Data Network (FRDN) develops the preconditions necessary to motivate and enable researchers from Flemish research performing organizations to exchange and reuse (FAIR) research (meta) data. This contributes to the integrity, quality, and efficiency of research and thus to accelerating innovation in society. The FRDN is a network of 36 Flemish research performing organizations who work together on Open and FAIR data. Important partners are the Flemish funding agencies and the regional nodes of European Research Infrastructures (ESFRI).

About the Flemish Research Data Network
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FRDN is

  • A network

    Our network sets out impactful goals in line with the latest international policies and tendencies in Open Science and research data management (support). 

    Find out more about our mission and vision

  • Working groups and project groups

    Our working groups and project groups bundle expertise to create policy recommendations, tools and collaborative content that support researchers in making their research data open and FAIR. 

  • Research support staff

    FRDN initiated the Knowledge Hub, a self learning community that supports research data support staff in assisting researchers to make their data open and FAIR.

    Find out more about the Knowledge Hub

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  • Join The Knowledge Hub: our community for research data support staff

    The Knowledge Hub for and by data stewards is a self learning community where data stewards, RDM support staff and data professionals from all institutions can come together, share information and resources on RDM and Open and FAIR data. 

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