Reply To: Session 2

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Alice Hughes responded
I think we actually need both. Clear metadata standards to provide all metadata in a clear and standardised way and data standards for the data itself, especially for data which may be widely used or combined with other-datasets (and where metadata may not be clearly and individually checked). This maximises sensible data-use, and helps ensure data is not used when it is not “fit for purpose”, especially for those who may not take the time to understand all caveats, whilst enabling those who may look more indepth at individual datasets have the information to do so