About Recherche Data Gouv

Updated at: 08/07/2025

 

Inaugurated in 2022 by the French Minister of Higher Education and Research, Recherche Data Gouv is the national ecosystem dedicated to managing, sharing and opening up French research data.

It relies on

  • a central platform for the preservation, publication and discovery of datasets, comprising a warehouse, a catalog and a web portal. This platform guarantees data sovereignty, accessibility and reusability, thanks to appropriate licenses and standardized metadata
  • a national federation of competence centers to support research teams in the management and dissemination of their data, based on geographical and thematic proximity. This federation comprises:
    • data clusters management,
    • thematic reference centers,
    • resource centers,
    • and institutional reference centers.

By encouraging the reuse of data, Recherche Data Gouv stimulates innovation, avoids the dispersal of resources and promotes transdisciplinary approaches, which are essential to meeting complex challenges. Aligned with international standards, it enhances the visibility of French research and embodies an ambitious strategy for open science, benefiting researchers, citizens and economic players alike.

 

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