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The Office of the Chief Information Officer is accountable for the management of systems, which house the data required for research, information management and the Council’s data retention and disposition. [...] POLICY The Council undertakes and commissions research into a variety of subjects related to the arts sector, such as the state of the professional arts sector, public engagement in the arts, the value of the arts to society and the impact of the Council’s investment. [...] Only research that is of national scope and advances the Council’s research priorities as outlined in the Research, Measurement and Data Analytics Plan and/or Strategic Plan or that is identified by Senior Management and/or the Director and CEO will be supported through the RMDA section. [...] 2.6 DATA REQUESTS For data which are not available through its open data releases, the RMDA Section will assess the request against the following criteria: • Level of effort: is there a time and/or financial cost to the Council in producing the data? • Utility: will the data be used in a way that will advance knowledge of the arts and have the widest benefit possible? • Appropriate use of informat. [...] External researchers using Council data must include the following statement in any publication: “The opinions and interpretations in this paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Canada Council for the Arts.” Research Policy Page 5 of 6 October 17, 2023 2.6 RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS The Council may enter into partnerships, through the RMDA section or other sections.