The GO FAIR Austria office, opens an external URL in a new window (formerly FAIR Office Austria) was developed and established as part of the FAIR Data Austria, opens an external URL in a new window project. The aim of this initiative is to connect stakeholders from research communities and service facilities and to jointly promote the implementation of the FAIR principles in Austria. The FAIR Office Austria also provides practical information for researchers and service providers and is linked to the global GO FAIR, opens an external URL in a new window initiative.

As part of the FAIR Data Austria project, the GO FAIR Austria office was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) from 2020 to 2022 within the framework of the "Digital and Social Transformation" calls.