BioData.pt | ELIXIR Portugal, in collaboration with several other organizations has designed a program to train the first generation of Data Stewards for the life sciences, to support the implementation of data management, open science and FAIR data principles in Portuguese R&I organizations. These are the materials of the introductory module covering the basic concepts of Data Stewardship followed by two assignments and end with a hands-on course for knowledge consolidation.

After this program, trainees will be able to make significant contribution in:

• Writing data management plans in support to grant applications

• Ensuring continuity and sharing of data over projects

• Ensuring data quality

• Supporting the elaboration of institutional data management guidelines

• Supporting compliance with institution data management policy

• Contributing to knowledge exchange with regard to data management