ELIXIR position paper on FAIR data management in the life sciences

Abstract

This document sets out the formal position of ELIXIR Europe on good data management practice in the life sciences and the practical implementation of FAIR Data Management principles by ELIXIR Nodes. It represents the collective recommendation of the 21 ELIXIR Nodes on how to implement FAIR​ ​in​ ​life​ ​sciences. The principles set out in this document will guide ELIXIR’s engagement in the European Open Science Cloud . The principles also signal our commitment to the First EOSC Summit Declaration . They provide specific recommendations for implementing FAIR and by building capacity and empowering our national Nodes, ELIXIR achieves the coordinated action requested in the EOSC Declaration.