ELIXIR-STEERS D2.1 Report on best-practices and indicators available and used by selected Communities

ELIXIR STEERS Deliverable D2.1, Report on best-practices and indicators available and used by selected Communities, outlines the work and progress of STEERS WP2 during the first half of the project in evaluating infrastructure components use and Research Software Quality (RSQ) indicators awareness and adoption across ELIXIR Communities.

The work accomplished by WP2 involved engaging the ELIXIR Communities through a structured Community Engagement Scoreboard (M2.1: Community Engagement Scoreboard created) and a collaborative workshop, followed by a hackathon (M2.3: Delivery of a Hackathon engaging three or more nominated ELIXIR Communities). The M2.1 Community Engagement Scoreboard captured the uptake of RSQ indicators and key ELIXIR infrastructure components through the ELIXIR Communities and aims to provide snapshots of changes in awareness and adoption levels through the three years of the project. The scoreboard revealed strong initial engagement among several ELIXIR Communities, including 3D-Bioinfo, Single Cell Omics, IDP, Biodiversity, and Systems Biology, and highlighted widespread awareness of best practices in research software. However, adoption of more advanced RSQ indicators and specific infrastructure components remains uneven, presenting an opportunity for targeted support. Broader engagement across the ELIXIR Community will be essential as this work evolves.