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UK Concordat on Open Research Data (UKRI)

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United Kingdom (UKRI)
v2016
5 domains
15 controls

The UK Concordat on Open Research Data, endorsed by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) signatories, establishes expectations and responsibilities for the management and sharing of research data. It sets out ten principles covering data management planning, access, curation, and governance. Signatories include major UK research funders, universities, and learned societies. The Concordat complements GDPR requirements and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 provisions for research. It promotes open data while safeguarding privacy and confidentiality.

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Framework Domains (5)

Data Management and FAIR Principles

3 controls
Controls in the Data Management and FAIR Principles domain of UK Concordat on Open Research Data (UKRI) — 3 controls
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P4FAIR Data Principles
P5Data Management Planning
P6Data Access Statements

Governance and Review

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Controls in the Governance and Review domain of UK Concordat on Open Research Data (UKRI) — 3 controls
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P13Institutional Policies
P14Funder Requirements
P15Progress Reviews

Infrastructure and Support

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Controls in the Infrastructure and Support domain of UK Concordat on Open Research Data (UKRI) — 3 controls
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P10Infrastructure Investment
P11Skills and Training
P12Sustainable Curation

Openness and Access

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Controls in the Openness and Access domain of UK Concordat on Open Research Data (UKRI) — 3 controls
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P1Open Data as Enabler
P2Justified Restrictions
P3Open by Default

Professional and Ethical Standards

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Controls in the Professional and Ethical Standards domain of UK Concordat on Open Research Data (UKRI) — 3 controls
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P7Ethical and Legal Compliance
P8Data Citation and Attribution
P9Data Integrity

Maps to 198 other frameworks

15 total controls
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EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
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EU Cyber Solidarity Act (Regulation (EU) 2025/38)
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EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD Recast, Directive 2024/1275)
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EU European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
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EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR, Regulation 2023/988)
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EU Maritime Single Window Environment Regulation (EU 2019/1239) and EMSA Cybersecurity
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EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA, Regulation 2023/1114)
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EU NIS2 Directive — Transport Sector Requirements
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EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive 2023/970)
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EU Platform Work Directive (Directive 2024/2831)
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EU Product Liability Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2853)
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EU Seveso III Directive (Directive 2012/18/EU)
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EU Taxonomy Regulation (Regulation 2020/852)
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EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities (Regulation 2020/852)
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EU Union Customs Code (UCC) — Data Protection and Security Provisions (Regulation 952/2013)
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EU Web Accessibility Directive (Directive 2016/2102)
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EU ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC)
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eIDAS 2.0 — EU Digital Identity Regulation
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Spain Organic Law 3/2018 on Data Protection and Digital Rights (LOPDGDD)
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Morocco Data Protection Law (09-08)
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Egypt Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 151 of 2020)
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Chile Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 21.719)
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Peru Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 29733)
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Costa Rica Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 8968)
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Turkey Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK — Law No. 6698)
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Ukraine Law on Personal Data Protection (Law No. 2297-VI)
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Ethiopia Personal Data Protection Proclamation (No. 1321/2024)
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Senegal Law on Personal Data Protection (Law No. 2008-12)
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Tunisia Organic Law on Personal Data Protection (Law No. 2004-63)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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Uzbekistan Law on Personal Data (No. ZRU-547)
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Georgia Law on Personal Data Protection (2012)
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Colombia Data Protection Law (Law 1581 of 2012 — SIC Oversight)
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Panama Law on Personal Data Protection (Law No. 81 of 2019)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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North Macedonia Law on Personal Data Protection (2020)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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Lithuania Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data (2018)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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Romania Law No. 190/2018 on Data Protection Measures (GDPR Implementation)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Croatia Act on Implementation of the GDPR (Official Gazette 42/2018)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Luxembourg Law of 1 August 2018 on Data Protection (GDPR Implementation)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
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Portugal Law No. 58/2019 — Data Protection Implementation Act
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Malta Data Protection Act (Cap. 586, 2018)
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Netherlands GDPR Implementation Act (UAVG — Uitvoeringswet AVG, 2018)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
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Oman Personal Data Protection Law (Royal Decree 6/2022)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Qatar Personal Data Privacy Protection Law (Law No. 13 of 2016)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
South Korea Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
Cambodia Sub-Decree on Personal Data Protection (Sub-Decree No. 134)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce (1996, updated 2005)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Brazil Open Finance (Resolução Conjunta No. 1/2020)
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
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RICS Professional Standards — Data and Technology in Property
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
EU Data Act
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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Australia Consumer Data Right — Banking (CDR)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
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Section 508 — ICT Accessibility (Revised)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Ecuador LOPDP
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13%
Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
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HITECH Act
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Oregon Consumer Privacy Act
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Turkey KVKK
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New Zealand Privacy Act
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EN 301 549 — ICT Accessibility Requirements
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APPI
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EMV 3-D Secure (3DS2) — Payment Authentication Protocol
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Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
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Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
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South Korea Credit Information Act
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New Hampshire Privacy Act
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Mauritius DPA
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Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes — Global Standards
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Cook Islands Electronic Transactions Act & Privacy Provisions (2003)
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US Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) — Title III Digital Accessibility
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EU Network Code on Cybersecurity for the Electricity Sector
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EU Machinery Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1230)
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EU Digital Services Act — Minors Protection Provisions (Regulation 2022/2065)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Laos Law on Prevention and Combating Cybercrime (2015)
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Paraguay Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 6534/2020)
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Jordan Draft Personal Data Protection Law (2022)
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EU In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR)
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Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
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Montenegro Law on Personal Data Protection (2023)
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Iceland Data Protection and Processing of Personal Data Act (Act No. 90/2018)
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Japan Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (ASCT) — Digital Services
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Hungary Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information (Info Act)
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Uruguay Personal Data Protection Act (Law No. 18.331)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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ILO Nursing Personnel Convention C149 (1977)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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FCC Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) and Data Breach Rules (47 CFR 64.2001-2011)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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IFRS 17 — Insurance Contracts
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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FTC Health Breach Notification Rule
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CIRCIA (Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act)
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African Union Malabo Convention
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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Lebanon Electronic Transactions and Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 81/2018)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Rwanda Law No. 058/2021 Relating to the Protection of Personal Data
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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ICAO Annex 17 — Aviation Security (AVSEC)
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Côte d'Ivoire Law on Personal Data Protection (Law No. 2013-450)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Kazakhstan Law on Personal Data and Their Protection (No. 94-V)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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Serbia Law on Personal Data Protection (2018)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Poland Act on Personal Data Protection (Ustawa o ochronie danych osobowych, 2018)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
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Latvia Personal Data Processing Law (Fizisko personu datu apstrades likums, 2018)
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Finland Data Protection Act (Tietosuojalaki, 1050/2018)
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Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Russia Federal Law on Personal Data (152-FZ)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Greece Law 4624/2019 — Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) Implementation Act
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
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Botswana Data Protection Act (2024)
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Fiji Data Protection Bill (2020)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Zimbabwe Data Protection Act (2021)
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Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act (2019)
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Chile DPL
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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US Section 508 — ICT Accessibility Standards (Revised 2017)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA)
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Kenya DPA
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ISO 22739:2024 — Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Vocabulary
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GDPR
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Jamaica DPA
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India DPDP Act
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Bahrain PDPL
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COPPA
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EU Digital Markets Act
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Liechtenstein DPA
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BSI C5 — Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalogue
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Iowa Consumer Data Protection Act
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ISO 27701
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Malaysia PDPA 2010
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ISO 8000 — Data Quality
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FATF Recommendation 16 — Virtual Asset Travel Rule
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Privacy by Design (PbD) — Seven Foundational Principles
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BS 65000:2014 — Guidance on Organizational Resilience
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ESRB Privacy Certified Programme
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
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Colombia Habeas Data Law
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Dominican Republic DPL
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EU Taxonomy Regulation
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Pakistan Personal Data Protection Bill 2023
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Colorado Privacy Act (CPA)
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Washington My Health My Data Act (MHMD)
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Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Wisconsin Data Privacy Act (SB 670)
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Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA)
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Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
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Nigeria NDPR
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Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
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Colorado Privacy Act
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Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
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CCPA/CPRA
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US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) — Connected Product Safety
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Nebraska Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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LGPD
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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India Account Aggregator Framework (RBI)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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New Jersey Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Argentina PDPA
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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DAMA-DMBOK2 — Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Standard (2023)
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NIST SP 800-122
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Mexico LFPDPPP
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Maryland Online Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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EU Data Governance Act (DGA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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NRF Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Framework (National Retail Federation)
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FERPA
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Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act
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Indonesia PDP Law
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Iceland DPA
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UK Open Banking Standard
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Switzerland FADP
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Norway PDPA
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Connecticut DPA
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Uruguay DPL
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Texas Data Privacy Act
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Taiwan PDPA
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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PDPA Thailand
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Philippines Data Privacy Act (RA 10173)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Tennessee IPA
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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UK Data Protection Act 2018
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Utah Consumer Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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UAE PDPL
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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NIST Privacy Framework 1.0
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Ghana Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843)
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Mauritius Data Protection Act 2017
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Saudi Arabia PDPL
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POPIA
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PDPA Singapore
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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PIPEDA
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UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation)
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Peru DPL
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Qatar DPL
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South Korea PIPA
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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TEFCA — Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code)
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Vietnam PDPD
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
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Philippines DPA
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China PIPL
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Rwanda DPL
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Virginia CDPA
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is UK Concordat on Open Research Data (UKRI)?

UK Concordat on Open Research Data (UKRI) is a compliance framework from United Kingdom (UKRI) with 5 domains and 15 controls. The UK Concordat on Open Research Data, endorsed by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) signatories, establishes expectations and responsibilities for the management and sharing of research data. It sets out ten principles covering data management planning, access, curation, and governance. Signatories include major UK research funders, universities, and learned societies. The Concordat complements GDPR requirements and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 provisions for research. It promotes open data while safeguarding privacy and confidentiality. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

How many controls does UK Concordat on Open Research Data (UKRI) have?

UK Concordat on Open Research Data (UKRI) has 15 controls organised across 5 domains. The largest domains are Data Management and FAIR Principles (3 controls), Governance and Review (3 controls), Infrastructure and Support (3 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

What frameworks does UK Concordat on Open Research Data (UKRI) map to?

UK Concordat on Open Research Data (UKRI) maps to 198 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are EU AI Liability Directive (13% coverage), EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD6 / Directive 2018/1673) (13% coverage), EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD, Directive 2018/1808) (13% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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