Once your data is securely stored, you can share a subset of your data with colleagues or collaborators.

Why share data?

1. Sharing data in an appropriate repository is the best way to securely store it and ensure long-term access.

2. Sharing the data behind your findings allows others to use it for developing new research, thus adding greater intrinsic value to your data and preventing unnecessary research duplication.

3. The premise of many publicly funded institutions is that publicly funded research should benefit the public, and therefore, research data should be openly shared.

4. INRiM, like most funding bodies, promotes data sharing. Details are available in the Research Data Management Policy.

5. Your administration or funding agency may ask you to store data in a specific location or offer you multiple available options. For example, research projects funded by Euramet require data to be stored in the dedicated Euramet repository