@article{ref1,
title="The road to success: drawing parallels between 'road' and 'research data' infrastructures to foster understanding between service providers, funders and policymakers",
journal="F1000Research",
year="2023",
author="Hooft, Rob W. W. and Harrison, Elaine and Martin, Corinne S.",
volume="12",
number="",
pages="ELIXIR-88",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The work of data research infrastructure operators is poorly understood, yet the services they provide are used by millions of scientists across the planet. Policy and implications: As the data services and the underlying infrastructure are typically funded through the public purse, it is essential that policymakers, research funders, experts reviewing funding proposals, and possibly even end-users are equipped with a good understanding of the daily tasks of service providers.   Recommendations: We suggest drawing parallels between research data infrastructure and road infrastructure. To trigger the imagination and foster understanding, this policy brief contains a table of corresponding aspects of the two classes of infrastructure, and a table of policy implications. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Just as economists and specialist evaluators are typically brought in to inform policies and funding decisions for road infrastructure, we encourage this to also be done for research infrastructures.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2046-1402",
doi="10.12688/f1000research.128167.2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.128167.2"
}