CommonData Program

Data governance in participatory research projects

In 2024, the MSH SUD CommonData platform, which since 2017 has been analyzing the legal status of research data according to the data lifecycle (collection and acquisition, storage and archiving, dissemination and sharing, reuse and exploitation), launched phase 2 of its research program, dedicated to the issue of data governance in participatory research projects.

The inaugural seminar took place on June 12, 2024. Through the combined perspectives of four experts from various fields, including research and associations, the foundations of the CommonData 2 program were laid, with a collective discussion on the conditions for sharing and co-constructing knowledge, information, and data in participatory research projects. What distinguishes this type of research within the research and innovation system? How does the data-driven approach allow us to better characterize participatory research, as well as its actors and the value of their collaboration?

Opening of the day

Anne Fraïsse – President of Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 University
Jacques Mercier – Vice President of Research at Montpellier University
Olivier Tinland – Director of MSH SUD – Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 University
Agnès Robin – University of Montpellier

Participatory research: what data and knowledge production system(s)?

Evelyne Lhoste (INRAE)
A brief history of participatory research to examine the issues surrounding co-produced data
Romain Julliard (MNHN)
Co-production of data and structuring of participatory sciences

Characterizing participatory research through data: actors, processes, and outputs

Philippe Laredo (ENPC)
Opening up data, but not just any old way... the data has to exist first!
Véra Vidal (Coop des Communs)

A look back at the inaugural seminar