1. Developing a National Research Data Service for Qatar
Armin Straube
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2. The research landscape in Qatar: Infrastructure
Qatar University
Qatar Foundation’s Education City with:
Hamad bin Khalifa University
Branch campuses of international universities
Specialized research institutes
Qatar National Library (QNL)
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Doha Corniche

3. The research landscape in Qatar: Policies
2006: Qatar National Research Fund
2008: Qatar National Vision 2030
2014: Qatar National Research Strategy with four Grand Challenges:
Water Security
Energy Security
Cyber Security
Health
2017: Cooperation between QNRF and QNL to establish national RDM services
Five Organizational Stages (Kenney &McGovern 2003)
1 Acknowledge: Understanding that digital preservation is a local concern;
2 Act: Initiating digital preservation projects;
3 Consolidate: Seguing from projects to programs;
4 Institutionalize: Incorporating the larger environment; and
5 Externalize: Embracing inter-institutional collaboration and dependency.
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Al Zubarah Fort

4. MOU
9 Aug 2017
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Strategic collaboration between QNRF & QNL to set out a framework, which will facilitate development of efficient processes for managing, preserving and disseminating research data during and after research funded projects lifetime.

5. Expected deliverables from such collaboration in order to make the outcomes of QNRF funded projects findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR)
FAIR