The FIDELIS Network aims to grow into an advocacy group for FAIR-enabling trustworthy digital repositories, which facilitates knowledge exchange. Members can co-create the Network, engage in the pilot support offer in 2025, and engage with other Network members. Over its three-year duration, FIDELIS will set up, develop and operate a European Network of trustworthy digital repositories. With this initiative, the project responds to a community need that was expressed in the Working Paper “Towards a European network of FAIR-enabling Trustworthy Digital Repositories (TDRs)”.
The Network’s mission is to support digital repositories in Europe to become and remain trustworthy over time. The TRUST principles for repositories (Transparency, Responsibility, User focus, Sustainability, Technology) and FAIR principles for digital objects (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) cover key aspects of what it means to operate a trustworthy FAIR-enabling digital repository. Repositories joining the Network can engage in the pilot support offer in 2025. This offer will consist of various solutions – services, tools, methodologies, and policies – being provided by project partners, EOSC projects and provisional members of the network.
During this start-up phase of the Network there is no fee and membership is provisional. The FIDELIS project operates the Network until 2027 while working on its development towards sustainability. Once the Network’s strategy, roadmap, long-term sustainability plan and governance are clear at the end of 2026 provisional Network members will be given the option to evolve their membership.
DANS is involved in developing and growing the FIDELIS Network and has contributed to both the TRUST and the FAIR principles. Fostering standardisation and interoperability across repositories, in this Network, is another step on the journey towards a FAIR and Open EOSC.
Click here for more information, Network registration and the introductory webinar on May 13, 14.00-15.00 CEST.
