Safeguarding Your Research Portal

Abstract

The Seguarding Your Research Portal provides guidance and resources to help researchers protect their work from potential security risks, including intellectual property theft, interference, and unwanted transfer of knowledge. The initiative emphasizes that while open science promotes transparency and collaboration, it also necessitates vigilance against risks. It outlines potential risks, including undue influence, interference, or misappropriation of research, and provides strategies to mitigate these threats. The "Safeguarding Your Research" initiative provides frameworks to protect sensitive information, ensuring that open access does not compromise data integrity or national security.

The initiative advocates for best practices in research security, such as conducting due diligence on research partners, securing digital and physical infrastructure, and adhering to legal and ethical standards. It aligns with international efforts, such as the G7's best practices for secure and open research, to foster a global culture of research security.

Overview

Country	Canada
Start date	2020
Annual Budget	n/a
Responsible organisation(s)	Government agency | Funding institution
Target group(s)	Researchers, academic institutions, and research administrators
Policy instrument type	This is a strategic framework designed to guide research risk mimtigation practices

Background

The portal was developed in response to increasing concerns about the security of research data and intellectual property, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

Objective(s)

To ensure the security and integrity of Canadian research by raising awareness of potential risks and providing tools to mitigate them

To provide essential guidelines to mitigate risks associated with open access to research data.

Public access URL

https://science.gc.ca/site/science/en/safeguarding-your-research

All tags

• 2020
• Funding institution
• Established researchers
• Canada
• Students
• Research support staff
• Junior researchers
• Higher education institutes
• Risk management and mitigation
• Data governance for trust
• Strategies, agendas and plans
• Private R&D
• Government agency
• Public research institutes

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