FAIR-IMPACT Synchronisation Force 2022: Session 1, Metrics and assessing FAIRness

Agreed sets of metrics should be implemented and monitored to track changes in the FAIRness of data sets or data-related resources over time. In this respect, the development of FAIR Compliant tools and services should meet the needs of data producers and users.

During this session, chaired by Mike Priddy with rapporteuring support by Maaike Verburg, DANS, participants were asked to reply to the following questions:

1. What does your project or initiative do to implement metrics?
2. If your project, initiative, community or institution use tools to assess the FAIRness of datasets which do you use?
3. Are you aware of tools and metrics that are used to assess software FAIRness and are you utilising them in your project or initiative? Which tool(s) and metrics?
4. Are you aware of tools and metrics that are used to assess semantic artefacts FAIRness and are you utilising them in your project or initiative?

Around 40 participants joined the session from a large variety of projects, initiatives, as well as the EOSC-A TFs creating a lively conversation.