In this episode, Dr. Tom Emery discusses the WorldFAIR project and FAIR principles implementation with regard to survey research methods with Dr. Steve McEachern, focusing on several key points:

• What are the FAIR principles, and why are they important?
• What challenges arise when implementing FAIR principles in survey research?
• What is machine actionability, and how does it relate to survey research?
• How do FAIR principles apply to cross-cultural surveys?
• How can we make data accessible for machines?
• What potential advancements will the full implementation of FAIR principles bring to future research?

Affiliations:

Dr. Steve McEachern – Director and Manager of ADA (Australian Data Archive)

Dr. Tom Emery – Director of ODISSEI, the Dutch National Infrastructure for Social Science; Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration and Sociology of Erasmus University, Rotterdam

Useful links:

The WorldFAIR Project