CoreTrustSeal Certification Launched

CoreTrustSeal Certification Launched

Tokyo, Japan and The Hague, Netherlands – 11 September 2017

The ICSU World Data System (ICSU-WDS) and the Data Seal of Approval (DSA) are pleased to announce the launch of a new certification organization: CoreTrustSeal.

The CoreTrustSeal Board offers all interested data repositories a core-level certification based on the DSA–WDS Core Trustworthy Data Repositories Requirements catalogue and procedures. CoreTrustSeal Data Repository certification replaces the DSA certification and the WDS certification of Regular Members.

The CoreTrustSeal is a community-based nonprofit organization promoting sustainable and trustworthy data infrastructures. It is governed by a Standards and Certification Board consisting of members drawn from the Assembly of Reviewers (by election) and the wider repositories stakeholders (appointed).

‘We are driven by our commitments to offer professional certification tools and services to data repositories and to support our voluntary qualified reviewers to conduct audits under optimal conditions’ said Mustapha Mokrane, Chair of the ad hoc CoreTrustSeal Standards and Certification Board. CoreTrustSeal is developing a sustainable business model and as an initial step, will start charging a modest fee to cover administrative costs as of January 2018.

The CoreTrustSeal certification is envisioned as the initial level in a global framework for repository certification that also includes the extended and formal levels. Ultimately, the CoreTrustSeal will endeavour to provide core-level certification for other research entities such as data services and software.

For more information check out the CoreTrustSeal website.

ABS boss on data integration: ‘Why aren’t we talking about this in the community?’

https://www.themandarin.com.au/85667-abs-boss-on-data-integration-why-arent-we-talking-about-this-in-the-community/

"The head of the Australian Bureau of Statistics says researchers and others who want to make the most of publicly owned data need to do more to build public trust and explain the value of their work in the wider community, not just in their own scientific and tech-savvy circles."

Trust is an issue for researchers

According to the findings of Research data infrastructures in the UK, academics often “do not trust other researchers’ data”, and the sector seems unsure as to who has overall responsibility for ensuring basic data quality. The report goes on to say that for both “creators and users of research data”, it is “frequently unclear…what has been or will be done, and by whom” to ensure data quality.

from 
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/academics-often-dont-trust-other-researchers-data