Compilation of Recommendations

Details

Short Title

Rec. 15: Provide sustainable funding

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, Sustainability/ funding/ business-model

Addressed Stakeholders

data service providers, research community

Keywords

funding

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Funders who issue requirements on FAIR must provide support to ensure the components of the FAIR ecosystem are maintained at a professional service level with sustainable funding. Service providers should explore multiple business models and diverse income streams. Action 15.1: Criteria for service acceptance and operation quality, including certification standards, need to be derived and applied with the aim to foster a systematic and systemic approach. Action 15.2: Regular evaluation of the relevance and quality of all services needed to support FAIR should be performed. Adoption and acceptance by the research community is paramount; cost-benefit analyses should also be considered. Action 15.3: Examples of different business models should be shared, and data services given time and support to trial approaches to test the most viable sustainability paths.