Mr Heath Marks1, Ms Margie Jantii1, Mrs. Sarah Thomas1
1Australian Access Federation, Brisbane, Australia
Biography:
Heath Marks was appointed by the Council of Australian University Directors of Information Technology (CAUDIT) in July 2009 to head a team to deliver the sustainable operations of Australia’s Trust and Identity services for Research and Education. This includes the national trust authentication framework the Australian Access Federation (AAF), and the Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) Consortium Lead for Australia. He is an IT professional with management experience in the successful delivery of transformational IT within the tertiary education and research sector supporting the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
Margie Jantti is AAF’s Deputy CEO and throughout her career has held many significant leadership roles, including Director Library Services University of Wollongong (UOW), former Chair of the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL), former member and Chair of the ORCID Governance Group, former Board Director of the AAF, Board Director of CAVAL, and member of the Cambridge University Press Australian and New Zealand Advisory Board.
Abstract:
Trust and identity underpin every aspect of modern research; it is fundamental infrastructure that enables a seamless, secure, efficient and globally connected ecosystem for Australian researchers.
Funded by the Australian Government’s 2021 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap, the Australian Access Federation (AAF) has been leading a collaborative journey with the national research infrastructure community to define and implement the system-wide adoption of trust and identity.
The strategic vision is to create a fully connected Australian research ecosystem and a future where all national research infrastructures, universities, industry and government users can simply and securely connect.
Drawing upon insights gained through community collaboration, the AAF has identified six priority areas that must be addressed to unlock the full potential of trust and identity within the community. This presentation will delve into these priority areas, outline the proposed Australian Trust and Identity Roadmap for National Research Infrastructure, and explore how the research and education sector can be involved in this transformative process.
Please join us to understand how these priority areas can enable access to valuable services, technologies, data and compute, to empower the Australian research community.