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The State of Open Data Report 2018

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posted on 2018-11-09, 14:42 authored by Digital ScienceDigital Science, Mark HahnelMark Hahnel, Briony FaneBriony Fane, Jon TreadwayJon Treadway, Grace BaynesGrace Baynes, Ross Wilkinson, Barend Mons, Erik Schultes, Luiz Olavo Bonino da Silva Santos, Pavel Arefiev, Igor OsipovIgor Osipov
Figshare's annual report, The State of Open Data 2018, looks at global attitudes towards open data. It includes survey results of researchers and a collection of articles from industry experts, as well as a foreword from Ross Wilkinson, Director, Global Strategy at Australian Research Data Commons.

The report is the third in the series and the survey results continue to show encouraging progress that open data is becoming more embedded in the research community.

The key finding is that open data has become more embedded in the research community – 64% of survey respondents reveal they made their data openly available in 2018. However, a surprising number of respondents (60%) had never heard of the FAIR principles, a guideline to enhance the reusability of academic data.

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