Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A genomics dataset deposited in ENA under public access.
- Is an instance
A social-science survey deposited in UKDS Open access under CC-BY-4.0.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A 'restricted access' repository deposit.
- Not an instance
Aggregate tables in a paper appendix without the row-level data.
Editorial commentary
Open data in research is bounded by ethical, legal, and consent constraints. Where fully open release is impossible, alternatives include controlled-access deposits, synthetic data, and aggregate releases. The Open Definition (Open Knowledge Foundation) is the canonical definition of 'open'; alignment with FAIR is complementary rather than equivalent.
References
- Open Knowledge Foundation, The Open Definition v2.1; G7 Open Data Charter (2013).
Also known as
open research data
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
xml
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