Our path to standards
Standards are at the centre of the requirements that the community has given NFDI4Objects.
The community’s need for standards is the essence of our objective!
‘The basic irony of standards is the simple fact that there is no standard way to create a standard, nor is there even a standard definition of “standard”.’
This is why NFDI4Objects understands the (further) development of standards as a participatory process. Together with the community, we specifically look for joint solutions that cover different levels of standardisation. The results may range from suggestions, recommendations and concrete proposals to normative specifications.
Development of open standards
In NFDI4Objects, the joint results are created as open standards and developed and maintained in a collaborative and consensus-orientated process. This structure creates the basis for the openly competitive development of a large number of interoperable applications and services. At the same time, we ensure high quality of the results provided. The progressive use of such standards in the community enables an increasing degree of harmonisation within the scientific data landscape.
A first step towards standards: The NFDI4Objects Incubator
The creation of the NFDI4Objects Commons is supported by the NFDI4Objects Incubator. The Incubator is a catalogue curated by the community in which resources from the field of research data management are compiled. In the Incubator, we collect a growing number of handouts, instructions, specifications, existing standards and teaching and learning materials on which the NFDI4Objects Commons can expand.
As a knowledge base, the Incubator also provides the entire consortium with guidance in discussions and is therefore a practical aid when searching for information. All entries are indexed using keywords. These are modelled in accordance with the NFDI CoreOntology.
NFDI4Objects actively supports the self-organisation of the community in the development of open standards. Would you like to get involved yourself? Find out more here!
Our commons processes
In our consortium, the development of open standards follows a transparent process: The core element is the involvement of the community so that decisions are made in a transparent and consensus-orientated manner. The results of this process are documented as contributions in the NFDI4Objects Commons.