Is the future… now?! Exploring machine actionable DMPs with OSTrails-NL & Argos
2025-05-20 , Mies Bouwman

In this workshop – part demo, part group discussion – we will collectively explore the affordances of machine actionable Data Management Plan (maDMP) tooling to support integrated workflows within Dutch RPOs (combing RDM/privacy/ethics), and learn more about ongoing efforts within the Horizon-funded OSTrails project to develop infrastructure that streamlines the assessment of DMPs and enhances the FAIRness and connectivity of research outputs more broadly.


Is the future… now?! During the SRD24 workshop ‘What’s behind the Data Management Plan of the future?’, more than 50 RDM(-adjacent) stakeholders gathered together to share their visions for the DMP of the future. Discussions covered a range of topics, from the different meanings of ‘machine actionability,’ to how DMPs can be made more domain-specific, to the need for reducing administrative overhead for researchers. Building on the outcomes of these conversations, this year’s workshop is an opportunity to dive further into the magical world of machine actionable DMPs (maDMPs). Part demo and part group discussion, we will collectively explore Argos, one of several maDMP tools currently available. In doing so, we will learn more about how maDMP tooling can be leveraged by Dutch RPOs in supporting the development of integrated workflows – that is, workflows combing DMP/privacy/ethics documentation in a single software environment – as well as about ongoing efforts within the Horizon-funded OSTrails project to enhance the connectivity and streamline the assessment of DMPs.

Project lead Research information and Open Science at SURF

Data librarian in street level academic bureaucrat drag.

Elli is a product manager & Greece OpenAIRE Co-Ordinator at Athena Research & Innovation Center. She is passionate about Open Science and data management and advocates data and information science strategies. She is very interested in working at the interface of strategy, stakeholder communities (e.g. user groups, partners) and IT. Colleagues describe her as open minded, teamplayer, responsible research & innovation enthusiast and always agile to learn.