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Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) has released a discussion paper “Uplifting FAIR and CARE across Earth and Environmental Science (E&ES) Data. A Discussion Paper to inform the National Data Research Infrastructure Strategy”.
Outcome 3 of Australia’s 2024 National Data Research Infrastructure (NDRI) Strategy aims for consistent standards for data collection, curation, and access by 2030 through a cross-sector data management framework that supports adopting the FAIR and CARE principles. This discussion paper was prepared by the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), outlining core challenges and recommendations for the Earth and Environmental Sciences (E&ES) in delivering this outcome.
The paper presents a number of recommendations:
Recommendation 1. Converge toward a National framework for enabling FAIR and CARE in E&ES
1.1 Activate leadership and coordination: potentially through existing forums such as the National Earth and Environmental Science Facilities Forum. Linking with Indigenous Led forums is essential, as is linking with international scientific data initiatives and bodies;
1.2 Converge around core principles and standards: Investigate implementing a WorldFAIR Case Study approach, including the adoption/adaption of the Cross Domain Data Interoperability Framework (CDIF).
Recommendation 2. Uplift core FAIR and CARE enabling services and outreach for E&ES. These are available to all researchers and research data facilities through the Australian Research Data Commons. They include Research Data Australia (RDA) (2.1), Research Vocabularies Australia (RVA) (2.2), and the implementation of the National PID Strategy (National PID services) (2.3).
The paper also makes a number of specific recommendations for how the Australian National Data Research Infrastructure (NDRI) Strategy and Australian National Data Research Infrastructures could respond to the recommendations made in the WorldFAIR Policy Brief and the approach detailed in the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (CDIF).
Wong, M. R., Wyborn, L., & Howela, H. (2024). Uplifting FAIR and CARE across Earth and Environmental Science (E&ES) Data. A Discussion Paper to inform the National Data Research Infrastructure Strategy (Version 1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/
