Compilation of Recommendations

Details

Short Title

Rec. 24: Incentivise research infrastructures and other services to support FAIR data

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

Sustainability/ funding/ business-model, Certification/ evaluation

Addressed Stakeholders

coordination fora, policy makers, standards bodies, data service providers, research funders, institutions

Keywords

incentives, encourage

Text

Research facilities, in particular those of the ESFRI and national Roadmaps, should be incentivised to provide FAIR data by including it as a criterion in the initial and continuous evaluation process. Investments should be made strategically and consider data service sustainability. Action 24.1: The metrics and criteria by which research infrastructures are assessed should reference the FAIR principles, incorporating language and concepts as appropriate, in order to align policy with implementation and to avoid confusion and dispersion of effort. Action 24.2: The cost of providing FAIR services should be covered sustainably in the budgets for research infrastructures. Action 24.3: A set of case study examples of FAIR data provision should be developed and provided to research facilities. Action 24.4: Investment in new tools, services and components of the FAIR data ecosystem must be made strategically in order to leverage existing investments and ensure services are sustainable.