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DARE UK community groups

DARE UK is supporting the creation of community groups to co-deliver the programme’s vision and address the needs of the broader UK sensitive data research community.

DARE UK community groups are collaborative initiatives highlighting the importance of working together towards common goals.

DARE UK community groups are collaborative environments encouraging new and existing communities across the UK sensitive data research landscape to co-create components and pieces of work that align with the DARE UK programme’s vision. With a focus on open communication and fostering the sharing of information and best practices, these groups look to enhance sensitive data research in the UK.

Group creation and management

DARE UK community groups are established based on a charter outlining each group’s purpose and ways of working. Prior to creation, they undergo an endorsement process and adhere to a code of conduct to uphold best practices.

DARE UK community groups are open to anyone to propose, join and/or contribute to, and they each serve a unique purpose.

There are three community group categories: Interest groups, working groups, and communities of practice.

  • Interest groups are open-ended and focus on a broad-based challenge within the programme’s scope. These groups will motivate working groups to address specific pieces of work.
  • Working groups, on the other hand, are short-term in terms of their longevity and focus on specific, tractable pieces of work. They are generally linked to an interest group but may come from anywhere, providing they are within the scope of the programme and the sensitive data research landscape the programme is aiming to serve.
  • Communities of practice are community-driven, self-managed, and independent of the DARE UK programme and, therefore, will define their purpose and ways of working themselves. These communities will be important forums for the DARE UK programme to engage with and be a part of and may inform the programme’s thinking.

Group outputs and support

DARE UK community groups produce diverse outputs like recommendation documents, open-source software and metadata schema, all assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and linked to the DARE UK Zenodo community. DARE UK also offers operational support like group emails, document sharing, and promotion through DARE UK’s communications channels.

DARE UK Zenodo Community

Setting up a DARE UK community group

We invite all those interested in sensitive data research to propose relevant groups or join existing ones to help grow the sensitive data research collaborative community. To propose a group, outline your proposal using the interest group charter template or working group charter template and send it to communities@dareuk.org.uk (all documents are available for download below). Once received, the DARE UK programme delivery team will carefully review your submission with the programme leadership and inform you of the outcome via email once a decision has been made.

We look forward to receiving your proposal.

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