Introduction of the TTRAM Matrix Webinar

The FIDELIS project aims to support and guide repositories in becoming more trustworthy. Before effective support can be developed and delivered, we need to better understand repositories’ activities and functions and the dimensions of trustworthiness. Preservation, trust, and repository are all concepts that need some clarification. There is a need to reach consensus on the characteristics that trustworthy digital repositories (TDRs) should possess in the EOSC context.

To this end, FIDELIS is iteratively developing the Transparent Trustworthy Repository Attributes Matrix (TTRAM). At the most simple and basic level, TTRAM provides a structure and reference for the FIDELIS and EDEN projects and for the emerging FIDELIS network and can act as a reference model for wider alignment and cooperation across repositories in the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).

TTRAM will support:

• Collecting information in a logical and reusable way,

• Understanding the wide variety of repository types and the curation practices being undertaken by repositories,

• Sharing structured information for consultation and use,

• Designing and implementing a functional network of mutual support and aligned practice.

The FIDELIS team held a webinar for invited participants on April 4th, 2025 to introduce the first draft of the TTRAM and get initial feedback. 

Instead, the upcoming webinar will provide the most recent version of TTRAM and will allow for a wider pool of interested parties to provide feedback on the next iteration. The webinar will take place on 17th of June, from 12:00 to 13:30 CEST.

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