Speaker
Description
Today, research data is often stored in many different places, difficult to find and only available for a limited time. Base4NFDI as a joint initiative of all consortia of the German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) aims to create the basis for better findability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability of research data. For this purpose, common, technical services are developed together with experts for the data in the different research disciplines. Since many scientific fields have similar requirements for research data, Base4NFDI supports common solutions to avoid parallel developments. Already existing services are thereby adapted or extended to be usable for researchers from other disciplines.
All institutions in the scientific community (and beyond) can actively participate in the development and implementation of these services and submit proposals via the sections of NFDI. A panel of experts selects the proposals of the development teams for Base4NFDI, which then receive funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). These teams also receive support and guidance in areas such as development, implementation, and training. After development, the NFDI basic services will be offered permanently to the scientific community. Base4NFDI thus actively contributes to the systematic opening and networking of the German science system.
The presentation will give an insight into the idea and structure of Base4NFDI, the processes for developing basic services and the services currently funded.
