FAIR Digital Object and DiSSCo Research Infrastructure Design

<p>This presentation is about how <a href="https://dissco.eu">DiSSCo</a>&nbsp;(Distributed System of Scientific Collections) is using the FAIR Digital Object as the cornerstone of a research infrastructure design. DiSSCo -- a new Research Infrastructure currently in the preparation phase -- will digitally unify European natural science assets under common curation and access and will ensure that data is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). DiSSCo will integrate a fragmented landscape of natural science collections, transforming it into a unified, robust, quality ensured knowledge base of unprecedented scale for bio- and geodiversity.</p> <p>With a brief historical context of FAIR Digital Object, this presentation introduces the concept of Digital Specimen. Then it highlights the incorporation of outputs from several <a href="https://rd-alliance.org/">RDA</a> (Research Data Alliance)&nbsp;interests and working groups in the design decision.</p>