Partners
Our work is inherently collaborative, relying on the engagement of stakeholders from diverse sectors and communities.
We welcome a wide range of partners, each playing a unique role:
- Strategic Partners: Organizations, companies, or standard-setting bodies that provide support, advocacy, and help drive our mission forward.
- Data Partners: Data custodians and producers looking to modernize their infrastructure and make their datasets FAIR, increasing accessibility and impact.
- Technology Partners: Companies or open source initiatives that contribute essential technologies, platforms, or infrastructure to enable innovation and integration.
- Communities: Networks of data users, researchers, developers, and advocates who foster collaboration, share expertise, and advance data-driven solutions.
Partnerships are vital to the success of this project. If you are interested in becoming a partner, please contact us. The process is straightforward and informal, and comes with perks and benefits.
Strategic Partners
Strategic partners are large public or private sector organizations, or standard-setting agencies and initiatives, that play a pivotal role in advancing our mission. They provide in-kind or financial support, assist with outreach and advocacy, help organize events, and collaborate on joint projects to drive meaningful impact.
Partner benefits:
- Support the vision of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) data
- Lead the way into a machine-actionable, data-driven future
- Bridge communities across sectors and disciplines
- Gain visibility as a leader in data innovation and stewardship
- Influence standards, best practices, and policy development
- Collaborate on impactful projects and initiatives
Data Partners
Data partners are high-value data custodians who share our vision and are committed to modernizing their infrastructure and making their data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable). These partners include data producers, data archives, government agencies, and international organizations.
Out Data partner play a crucial role by providing access to valuable data and documentation, and often serve as early adopters of our open source tools, recommended technologies, and best practices.
Partner benefits:
- Make your datasets FAIR by providing API access and leveraging machine-actionable, standards-based metadata
- Increase the visibility and discoverability of your datasets
- Meet the needs of data scientists, AI communities, developers, and other stakeholders
- Access guidance on standards, best practices, and technologies to modernize your data infrastructure
- Collaborate on innovative projects and become early adopters of new tools and solutions
Technology Partners
Technology partners are private sector companies or open source initiatives that contribute technologies, platforms, or infrastructure essential to advancing our project. Their support enables innovation, scalability, and the integration of cutting-edge solutions.
Partner benefits:
- Support the vision of FAIR open data APIs and machine-actionable metadata
- Showcase your technologies, products, and services to a broad audience
- Connect with data, research, and AI communities
- Gain early access to new standards, tools, and best practices
- Strengthen your platform by adopting high-value data standards and modern integration approaches
- Collaborate on innovative solutions and pilot projects
Communities
We are proud to engage with a vibrant ecosystem of communities, including data users, scientists, researchers, and developers. Our network also extends to data communities, IT professionals and open source advocates, as well as those advancing artificial intelligence. These communities are at the forefront of innovation, driving collaboration, sharing expertise, and shaping the future of data-driven solutions.
We actively collaborate with the following groups and initiatives: