Rec. 12: Develop metrics for FAIR Digital Objects

• Short Title: Rec. 12: Develop metrics for FAIR Digital Objects
• 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: Certification/ evaluation
• Keywords: metrics, assessmenet
• Addressed Stakeholders: coordination fora, research community
• Full Text: A set of metrics for FAIR Digital Objects should be developed and implemented, starting from the basic common core of descriptive metadata, PIDs and access. The design of these metrics needs to be guided by research community practices and they should be regularly reviewed and updated. Action 12.1: A core set of metrics for FAIR Digital Objects should be defined to apply globally across research domains. More specific metrics should be defined at the community level to reflect the needs and practices of different domains and what it means to be FAIR for that type of research. Action 12.2: Convergence should be sought between the efforts by many groups to define FAIR assessment. The European Commission should support a project to coordinate activities in defining FAIR metrics and ensure these are created in a standardised way to enable future monitoring. Action 12.3: The  process  of  developing,  approving  and  implementing  FAIR  metrics  should  follow  a consultative methodology with research communities, including scenario planning to minimise any unintended consequences and counter-productive gaming that may result. Metrics need to be regularly reviewed and updated to ensure they remain fit-for-purpose.