U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Trustworthy Data Repositories Workshop

https://datascience.nih.gov/data-ecosystem/trustworthy-data-repositories-workshop  

This workshop, hosted by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) in April 2019, convened leaders from biomedical data repositories, policy experts, and NIH program staff to advance the adoption of trustworthiness standards. The event emphasized practical strategies for implementing trust principles and highlighted CoreTrustSeal (CTS) requirements as a foundational framework for repository certification. 

Key Themes & Outputs 

TRUST Principles: The workshop featured a discussion on the TRUST Principles (Transparency, Responsibility, User focus, Sustainability, Technology), which serve as guiding values for digital repositories. For further reading, see: Lin, D., Crabtree, J., Dillo, I. et al. The TRUST Principles for digital repositories. Sci Data 7, 144 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0486-7. 

Strategic Context: Part of NIH’s broader strategy to modernize biomedical data infrastructure, supporting data sharing and transparency. 

CoreTrustSeal Introduction: Participants received an introduction to CoreTrustSeal requirements for trustworthy data management in biomedical sciences. 

Expert Perspectives: Presentations included case studies from repositories that have achieved CTS certification and insights from international experts on standard-setting and peer collaboration.