Data principles for standardised identifiers and formats in the charity sector
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- Use established, open standards, avoid creating new ones
- Don’t try and model the world, allow for fuzzyness and caveats
- Monitor adoption, if standards are not taken up, change approach
- Use formats that help get data to where users already are
- Be clear when a standard might be inappropriate to use
- Type of support, geography and audience should be clear
- Understand the needs of data creators and data users
- Have a strong bias towards URLs and the web
- Explain why to use something and who benefits
- Have an open process for adopting new standards