The Australian National PID Strategy and Roadmap. What is this? Why should I care? How does it benefit me?
Linda O’Brien1, Natasha Simons 1Consultant, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia2ARDC, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Abstract
Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) are a core component of a world class, global digital information ecosystem as they provide a universal, machine-readable method to uniquely identify and connect entities within the ecosystem.
The September 2022 report, commissioned by ARDC and AAF, Incentives to invest in identifiers: a cost-benefit analysis of persistent identifiers in Australian research systems, found potential savings to the Australian research system of $24 million and 38, 000 person days per year through use of persistent identifiers (PIDs). If these savings are re-applied back into research and development this would result in $84 million annual economy-wide benefits for Australia (CSIRO Working Paper).
To realise these anticipated benefits requires a coordinated, comprehensive and collaborative approach to PIDs, bringing together the key stakeholders across the national research, innovation and impact ecosystem. In collaboration with AAF, the ARDC’s approach is therefore to convene a broad and open national discussion that will result in a widely understood national PID strategy and an accompanying roadmap. The National PID Strategy and Roadmap are not binding top-down policies. They are rather a stakeholder-driven vision of a future research system optimised through use of PIDs. They seek to provide a shared framework to inform co-investment and policy development by relevant organisations.
This BOF will form part of this national conversation to create shared value and a shared commitment to action. Drafts of the Strategy and Roadmap will be available prior to the BOF.
Biography
Linda is an independent director, consultant and Adjunct Professor. She is currently working with the development of a National Persistent Identifier Strategy and Roadmap to accelerate research and innovation and is an independent Director of QCIF..
Natasha is Associate Director, National Information Infrastructure, with the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). Natasha drives national-scale initiatives and projects that build world class data infrastructure for researchers contributing to the ARDC’s new strategic approach of building thematic research data commons. She collaborates internationally, particularly through the Research Data Alliance, to solve common challenges and improve data infrastructure, policies, skills, and practices.