A wide range of organisations worked together to identify sixteen ‘core’ requirements to demonstrate the trustworthiness of data repositories. The requirements are a great start to internal repository conversations that touch on all levels and roles of the organisation. are then peer-reviewed by previous CoreTrustSeal recipients and the singapore rcs data repository is either certified or offered guidance and support for improvement. CoreTrustSeal’s assessment process is, by design, a community grown carrot, not a stick.
Our FAIRsFAIR workshop followed this community approach. Though I’m supposed to be on the ‘supporter’ rather than the ‘supported’ side of the equation, that’s not really how these things work. As usual the repositories bring a wealth of expertise about their own data, processes and tools to the table. We learn from each other when discussing the organisational, technological and digital object management geekery of CoreTrustSeal.
And FAIRsFAIR, as subtly indicated by the name, has its own angle on repositories and trust.
Logo for FAIRsFAIR
The FAIR Principles originated by Force 11 and discussed in a 2016 Nature paper have been adopted through RDA UK and are one of the key factors in setting the expectations for the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).