Research Data Management in Institutions of Higher Education in Uganda: A Neglected Business
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Date
2023-12-06
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The Uganda Higher Education Review
Abstract
This research examines research data management (RDM) in six Ugandan universities,
its awareness, existence, and management, as well as ownership questions among senior
staff members. The paper hypothesises that research data management is a new concept
in Uganda universities and explores views on potential locations suitable for setting up
the system within university structures. The stratified purposive sampling and
snowballing methods were used over Google Forms. The key findings are that at
least 74.8% of the staff believe it is a new concept and that their universities do not have
initiatives to establish it; while 52.6% of the staff believe the ownership of research data
should rest with the authors. There are varying views on the roles of various departments
and potential host locations for research data management. The research limitation was
that much as practices are not properly established in departments within university
structures in Uganda, more research could be done to find out how research data is
managed by individuals, projects or departments. The practical implication is the need for
the establishment of a model research data management centre from which universities,
government parastatals as well as organisations can learn. The paper makes a strong case
for Ugandan higher education institutions to establish a department for research data
management.
Description
Ongaya_NCHE_RDM_article_2023
Keywords
Research data management, Institutional repository, Library sciences, Data science.
Citation
Ongaya, K., Bagarukayo, E., Oyo, B. and Okello-Owiny, D. (2023). Research Data Management in Institutions of Higher Education in Uganda: A Neglected Business. The Uganda Higher Education Review. https://doi.org/10.58653/nche.v11i1.06