Entretien #BIPM150 :
Barend Mons sur les données FAIR et la science du futur
How do we ensure science in the digital age remains trustworthy, reusable and ready for AI? For Dr Barend Mons, pioneer of the FAIR Data principles — Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable — the answer lies in transforming how we treat data across disciplines.
Speaking at the BIPM–UNESCO World Metrology Day Symposium during the 150th Anniversary of the Metre Convention, Dr Mons highlighted the urgent need for better data stewardship in science and beyond.
Watch our interview
In this short video, Dr Mons explains how FAIR data principles can ensure that data is not only reusable by humans across disciplines, but also machine-actionable for AI systems and beyond.
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Watch Dr Barend Mons' Keynote Address
Watch the keynote address at #BIPM150, where he expands on the Fair Digital Revolution, urging scientists, industries and policymakers to move from “data sharing” to “data visiting” — enabling algorithms to access data without loss of sovereignty or control.
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Barend Mons is a Dutch molecular biologist and data science pioneer. A retired professor at Leiden University, he served as President of CODATA (Committee on Data of the International Science Council) from 2018–2023 and has been at the forefront of the FAIR Data movement since co-authoring the landmark 2016 FAIR principles paper.
He advised the European Commission on the European Open Science Cloud, founded the GO FAIR initiative, and continues to champion FAIR data infrastructures world-wide. In recognition of his global contributions, he was knighted by the Dutch King in 2023 in the Order of the Netherlands Lion.