Open and Responsible Data Governance for Digital Sequence Information: Policy Paper in View of the Ongoing Process under the Convention for Biological Diversity to Establish a Benefit-Sharing Mechanism for Digital Sequence Information

Open and Responsible Data Governance is a promising concept to help operationalize the FAIR and CARE principles for DSI-specific data governance. While the CARE principles ensure indigenous data sovereignty is respected, the FAIR principles ensure that monetary benefits from the use of DSI are generated and form a part of resource mobilization for the conservation of biodiversity.