Slides from the Birds of a Feather presentation given by ARDC (Australian Research Data Commons) Acting Executive Director Ian Duncan at the 2018 eResearch conference in Melbourne.

1. The Australian
Research Data
Commons

2. This
afternoon’s
schedule
▪ Overview of ARDC,
- where we’re from,
- where we think we’re going
- how you’ll be involved
▪ Q&A
▪ Maxi-round table
▪ beer

3. The story so far
3
▪ ANDS, Nectar, RDS
▪ 2017 – alignment of activity
▪ 2018 – integration into one virtual organisation
▪ 2019 – integration into one actual organisation

4. “
▪ Publication Services
▪ Nectar Research Cloud
▪ Virtual Labs
▪ Trusted National Collections and Repositories
▪ Skills and workforce development
▪ Government Policy
▪ User Support Services
▪ International leadership and engagement
▪ …
What do we do?

5. guided
by
▪ the review of eResearch infrastructure
- (Tom Cochrane, 2014);
▪ the 2016 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap;
▪ the eResearch Framework
- (Rhys Francis, 2016);
▪ Future Design Advice and Transition Plan Advice
- (Rob Cook, 2017);
▪ the Research Infrastructure Investment Plan;​ ​and
▪ the existing infrastructure investments and strategies
of ANDS, Nectar and RDS.

6. Did they have consistent messages?

7. promote
national
coherence

8. deliver an
integrated
data-
intensive
infrastructure

9. leverage &
support
NCRIS

10. “
create a cohesive, seamless
experience for researchers through a
fully integrated system

11. so..
what is the
ARDC?
▪ a transformational investment
▪ with an emphasis on innovation and
acceleration
▪ and a focus on national and sustainable
solutions

12. to do
what? ▪ deliver a world-leading data advantage,
▪ accelerate innovation,
▪ improve collaboration for borderless research,
▪ facilitate translation of research into outputs for
a better world
▪ how?
- through partnerships

13. ▪ Transforming research impact through data, tools, and people
▪ Driving national scale opportunities for innovation
▪ Catalyse and complement, not compete
▪ We’re all in this together
▪ Commitment to reliable, sustainable, and long term outcomes
how?

14. with
whom? ▪ NCRIS,
▪ infrastructure providers,
▪ Institutions,
▪ e-Infrastructure providers (DDERP)
▪ Peak bodies and government
▪ …

15. What does that mean?

16. ▪ It’s not business as usual, it’s an opportunity to make a
profound shift
▪ While we care for existing services and resources,
we’re going to look at:
- what we should do more of,
- what we should do less of,
- what new things we should do, and
- what old things we should stop doing
- and how we should do all of those things
▪ Building on the past to create new options and
opportunities for the future

17. What’s next?

18. Consultation, consultation and consultation
Keeping the day-to-day business running
Forming the new enterprise strategy
Developing the capital plan
Integrating the previous 3 organisations

19. who’s who
in the zoo? Michelle Barker
Deputy Director
Skilled Workforce and Partnerships
Adrian Burton
Director
Data, Policy & Publication Services
Andrew Treloar
Director
Projects, Engagements and International
Matt Dailey
Chief Operating Officer
Ian Duncan
Acting ED
Was looking at the capital plan..

20. Q&A

21. ▪ Two kind-of-round tables
▪ Skills
▪ Capital
- What can we do and how can
we do it?
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