Open Access in the time of COVID-19 - Swinburne University - Oct 2020. Slides CC-BY.

1. PRESENTED BY
A FAIR approach to Research Data in
Australia
Open Access Week in the time of COVID19 – Swinburne University
v1
Richard Ferrers, Research Data Specialist
ARDC Engagements Vic/Tas

2. What is FAIR?
FINDABLE ACCESSIBLE INTEROPERABLE REUSABLE - FAIR tool
Who are ARDC?
ARDC are a national research infrastructure facility, supporting
researchers and institutions to do data-intensive research, for
competitive advantage.
ARDC Brochure | Intro to FAIR
NCRIS is a ten year $1.5billion
federal investment in national
research infrastructure and FAIR
outputs.

3. How does FAIR relate to Open Access?
- UNESCO on Recommendation on Open Science – in
consultation.
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link
DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
Data should be available in a
human- and machine-readable and
modifiable format, in accordance
with principles of good data
governance, such as for example
thé FAIR (Findable,
Accessible,Interoperable, and
Reusable) principles 30.09.2020

4. Accessible
ANU CRISPER National Summary dashboard
https://graphc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/465d
9e0cd44247b488b8431a56691417
COVID19data.com.au | WorldoMeter
Genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2
https://nextstrain.org/groups/blab/sars-like-cov
COVID19 and FAIR - Outputs

5. Interoperable | Reusable
Open access to clinical data protocols https://isaric.tghn.org/covid-19-
clinical-research-resources
(pdf) – Standardised Data Collection FORM
https://media.tghn.org/medialibrary/2020/09/ISARIC_WHO_nCoV_CO
RE_CRF_25Aug2020.pdf
Clinical Resources Page - https://isaric.tghn.org/covid-19-clinical-
research-resources/
Clinical Data Report -
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.17.20155218v4
COVID19 and FAIR - Inputs

6. “Building the social and technical bridges
to enable open sharing and re-use of
data” https://www.rd-alliance.org
RDA COVID-19 Working Group. Recommendations and Guidelines on
data sharing. Research Data Alliance, 2020.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15497/rda00052
International Collaboration – Research Data Alliance

7. Storage and Compute
Nectar Research Cloud
National Node Storage
Data and Platforms
National Data Partnerships
Public Sector Bridges
Research Data Australia
BioCommons, EcoCommons
People and Policy
Engagement Team
Skills Team
Comms Team
Policy Team
contact@ardc.edu.au
Conclusion – ARDC brings

8. CONTACT
Level 2, AIBN (Building 75)
Brisbane QLD 4072
AUSTRALIA
+61 3 9902 0569
Richard.ferrers@ardc.edu.au
ardc.edu.au