Enhancing Reproducibility in Research Through FAIR Digital Objects

Abstract

The FAIR principles were introduced to enhance data reuse by providing guidelines for effective data management practices. In the broader context of research, assets encompass not only data but also artifacts such as code, software, and publications. FAIRifying these artifacts is as essential as FAIRifying data, given the increasing complexity of current AI approaches that make reproducibility extremely challenging. Therefore, the reuse of these artifacts is growing in importance. The concept of FAIR Digital Objects (FDOs) presents a solution to FAIRify these artifacts, treating them as FDOs. NFDI4DataScience is embracing FDOs and proposing an architecture to efficiently manage them.