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FAIR IMPACT first Open Calls launched!

FAIR Impact Open calls for support

“How can I practically apply the FAIR Principles in my work? How do I know what is the right FAIR-enabling tool for me?”

FAIR-IMPACT has just launched the first of three Open Calls for Support, offering two defined support actions designed to enhance the FAIRness of data, semantic artefacts and data-related services.

Support action #1: FAIRness assessment challenge. More harmonised use of semantic artefacts such as ontologies, terminologies, taxonomies, thesauri, vocabularies, metadata schemas and standards is a key element to achieving a high level of FAIRness. However, it can often be difficult to find and use semantic artefacts as they themselves are not always FAIR. This targeted support action will help a cohort of dataset providers or semantic artefact developers to self-assess and work towards maximising the level of FAIRness of their resources.

Support action #2: Enabling FAIR Signposting and RO-Crate for content/metadata discovery and consumption. The findability of both data and metadata is central to the FAIR principles. FAIR-IMPACT will provide a method to increase the discoverability of the metadata and content using a combination of two approaches; RO-Crate and Signposting. These two approaches are being used in combination as a pragmatic approach to making digital scholarly and research objects more FAIR.

Both support actions will provide successful applicants with financial support   to enable participation in a series of virtual workshops, expert guidance and advice from FAIR-IMPACT mentors.

Applications will be accepted via the FAIR IMPACT grants platform until 1 June 2023.

About the author

Sara Pittonet Gaiarin

I am a Senior Project manager responsible for the management and implementation of complex digital marketing strategies in the context of EU Open Science communications R&D projects. I combine Project and Resource Management skills with an experienced copywriter background in R&D projects as well as private, commercial and industry customers.
I am currently the coordinator of the Blue-Cloud initiative (https://www.blue-cloud.org/), the flagship initiative of the H2020 Future of the seas and oceans programme of the European Commission, and Outreach Manager of the FAIRsFAIR (https://www.fairsfair.eu/) and ARCHIVER (https://www.archiver-project.eu) initiatives.
As a Communications leader for several research H2020 projects and former journalist, I focus on creating innovative and cutting-edge communication and marketing campaigns for projects on Open Science, Open Data and Research Data Management, Data Infrastructures, Next Generation Internet.
I have excellent communications, problem solving, change management and team working skills.

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