FAIR Digital Object Demonstrators 2021

ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University)

Abstract

This paper gives a summary of implementation activities in the realm of FAIR Digital Objects (FDO). It gives an idea which software components are robust and used for many years, which components are comparatively new and are being tested out in pilot projects and what the challenges are that need to be urgently addressed by the FDO community. After basically only one year of advancing the FDO specifications by the FDO Forum we can recognise an increasing momentum to test and integrate essential FDO components. However, many developments still occur as soloistic engagements that offer a scattered picture. It is widely agreed that it is now time to combine these different pilots to comprehensive testbeds, to identify still existing gaps and to turn some services into components of a convincing and stable infrastructure. This step is urgently needed to convince even more institutions to invest in FDO technology and therefore to increase FAIRness of the evolving global data space.

Authors 24

1. Peter Wittenburg
   Affiliation as printed

   FDO Forum

2. Ivonne Anders

   German Climate Computing Centre

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   DKRZ

3. Christophe Blanchi
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   DONA

4. Merret Buurman

   German Climate Computing Centre

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   DKRZ

5. Carole Goble

   University of Manchester

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   U Manchester

6. Jonas Grieb
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   Senckenberg Institute

7. Alex Hardisty

   Cardiff University

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   U Cardiff

8. Sharif Islam Aachen Naturalis

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Affiliation as printed

   Naturalis

9. Thomas Jejkal

   Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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   KIT

10. Tibor Kálmán

    Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen

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    GWDG

11. Christine R. Kirkpatrick

    San Diego Supercomputer Center

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    SDSC

12. Laurence W. Lannom

    Corporation for National Research Initiatives

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    CNRI

13. Giridhar Manepalli
14. Karsten Peters

    German Climate Computing Centre

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    DKRZ

15. Andreas Pfeil

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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    KIT

16. Robert Quick
    Affiliation as printed

    U Indiana

17. Mark van de Sanden

    SURFsara (Netherlands)

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    SurfSARA

18. Ulrich Schwardmann

    Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen

    Affiliation as printed

    GWDG

19. Stian Soiland‐Reyes

    University of Manchester

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    U Manchester

20. Rainer Stotzka

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

    Affiliation as printed

    KIT

21. Zachary Trautt

    National Institute of Standards and Technology

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    NIST

22. Dieter Van Uytvanck

    Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure

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    CLARIN

23. Claus Weiland
    Affiliation as printed

    Senckenberg Institute

24. Philipp Wieder

    Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen

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    GWDG