title: nestor endorsement of TRUST Principles
creators: nestor ad-hoc WG TRUST
abstract: <p>Nestor - the German-speaking competence network for digital preservation - welcomes the TRUST principles as outlined in the white paper (<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0486-7">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0486-7</a>) and joins the call for endorsement by the Research Data Alliance (<a href="https://www.rd-alliance.org/rda-community-effort-trust-principles-digital-repositories">https://www.rd-alliance.org/rda-community-effort-trust-principles-digital-repositories</a>).</p>
  
  <p>nestor clearly sees the need for further development of the principles as they move into practise. As part of this, an ad-hoc WG TRUST discussed the principled and has released the statement &quot;nestor endorsement of TRUST Principles&quot;.</p>
  
  <p>Benefits and recommendations at a glace<br>
  &bull; provides a common framework to facilitate discussion by all stakeholders<br>
  &bull; mnemonic helps to raise awareness<br>
  &bull; provides a low-threshold entry point<br>
  &bull; principles do not convey a sufficiently comprehensive picture of the requirements<br>
  &bull; preservation planning and suitable long-term preservation strategies are missing<br>
  &bull; TRUST Principles must be linked with established and accepted criteria suited to measuring trust-worthiness</p>
  
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keywords: digital preservation research data management