Report on the assessment of data policies and standardization

The deliverable is a report of the assessment activity and its outcomes, formed by the two distinct sections listed below, with a common introduction. The deliverable is produced by CLARIN, the WP2 Leader, basing on material produced by task leaders. Assessment of data policies. The section concerns the assessment of the project outcomes concerning policies about data lifecycle, data curation and long-term preservation; access and authentication policies; quality assessment of digital repositories; and IPR management and privacy issues. It reviews the usability of the guidelines produced, and describes any amendment perceived as necessary. It is based on the outcomes of sub-tasks 2.1.1, 2.1.2 and 2.1.3. Assessment of standards. The section concerns the assessment of the technical standardization solutions produced in WP4 comparing them with the communities’ needs, and proposing amendments if necessary. It is based on the outcomes of Task 2.2.