Summary

This declaration was signed by representatives of nine networks of research-intensive universities, including the Canadian U15, the German U15, the Association of American Universities, and Russell Group, during an international Research Data Rights Summit at the Sorbonne University in late January, 2020. The declaration is in four parts: the principles on which it is based, a set of commitments, a call to action, and policy recommendations (Sorbonne Declaration, 2020).
The principles are based on "the benefit of society and economic development" and states "the value of research data lies on its integrity." Thus, "research data should, as much as possible be shared openly and reused, without compromising national security, institutional autonomy, privacy, indigenous rights and the protection of intellectual property." The signatories commit to "supporting our universities and their researchers in making their data findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR)" (Ibid). The declaration is motivated by the good that can be done and "recognises the importance of sharing data in solving global concerns \x96 for example, curing diseases, creating renewable energy sources, or understanding climate change" (Merett, 2020), who adds that the Declaration builds on the Concordat on Open Research Data (above) as well as the final report from the UK's Open Research Data Task Force (2018).

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