F.A.I.R. Principles and Data: What Are They, and Why Do We Need Them?

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

For the last few years, let us say about three, people in my field have often talked about the F.A.I.R. principles: loved by European officials, regarded with suspicion by computer engineers, partly approved by scientists. These principles have a significant impact on research areas that in some way deal with data and data sharing.

Question: which area of research has nothing to do with data and their distribution? Answer: almost none. Logical inference: the FAIR principles, whether we say “great!” or “alas”, concern almost all researchers.

Fair on Daniele Bailo

F.A.I.R. Principles and Data: What Are They, and Why Do We Need Them?