Stakeholder Engagement Plan

This document was established by a dedicated task group within Research Data Netherlands (RDNL), in consultation with RDNL members, a selection of training providers, and individual data stewards. RDNL is a national coalition of research supporting organisations with a mission to promote the implementation and long-term sustainability of FAIR research data in the Netherlands: 4TU.ResearchData, DANS, SURF, and Health-RI. With these four partners, RDNL is an expert network combining knowledge, skills and infrastructure across all academic domains. The main goal of the stakeholder engagement plan is to identify, engage and consult the right people over the course of the project so that the RDNL National Training and Community Platform (NTP) is successfully supported by the key stakeholders, with the aim to result in sustainable scenarios beyond the project lifetime. This is version 1.0, established as a first deliverable in December 2025 of the project Nationaal training- en communityplatform voor researchdataprofessionals (Dossiernummer 2023120) that is funded by Open Science NL for the period 2025-2028. The document will be updated at regular intervals after broader evaluation by key stakeholders. A final version will be published before the end of the RDNL project in 2028.