Action 1.3: The relationship between FAIR and Open should be clarified and well-articulated as the concepts are often wrongly conflated. FAIR does not mean Open. However, in the context of the EOSC and global drive towards Open Science, making FAIR data a reality should be supported by policies requiring appropriate Openness and protection, which can be expressed as ‘as Open as possible, as closed as necessary’.

Short Title: Action 1.3: The relationship between FAIR and Open should be clarified and well-articulated as the concepts are often wrongly conflated. FAIR does not mean Open. However, in the context of the EOSC and global drive towards Open Science, making FAIR data a reality should be supported by policies requiring appropriate Openness and protection, which can be expressed as ‘as Open as possible, as closed as necessary’.
Source Documnent: Turning FAIR into reality: Final report and action plan from the European Commission expert group on FAIR data
Source Document Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.2777/1524
Publishing Organisation: European Commision
Date of Publication: 2018-11-26
Topic: Policy, Capacity building/ incentivisation
Keywords: -
Addressed Stakeholders: research funders, coordination fora, policy makers, institutions
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