[Year 12 SofDev] The Australian National Data Service

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

The Australian National Data Service

 http://ands.org.au

More Australian researchers reusing research data more often.


The Australian National Data Service (ANDS) aims to: 

• inform best practice for the curation of data

• transform the disparate collections of research data around Australia
  into a cohesive collection of research resources

• influence national policy in the area of data management in the
  Australian research community


ANDS Community Bulletin Board

An online discussion space has been created by ANDS to provide an 
environment for people to discuss issues around data sharing and data 
management.
 
ANDS Roadshow

ANDS will be visiting all capital cities to hold workshops and events 
between September 2009 and May 2010.
 
ANDS releases first issue of 'Share: the newsletter of the Australian 
National Data Service'

The Australian National Data Service (ANDS) is pleased to announce the 
release of the first issue of Share: the newsletter of the Australian 
National Data Service. 
 
ANDS attracts new funding

In the recent Federal budget ANDS was allocated $48 million from the 
Education Investment Fund (EIF) to create and develop an Australian 
Research Data Commons research infrastructure. In the coming months ANDS 
will be consulting with the sector on the final form that this project 
will take. A preliminary version of our intended focus areas is now 
available.
 

The long term (ten year) objectives for data management within the 
Australian National Data Service (ANDS) are to:

•Transform collections of Australian research data into a cohesive
 network of research repositories

•Assist Australian research data managers to become experts in creating,
 managing and sharing research data under well formed and maintained data
 management policies

•Increase the amount of research data that is routinely deposited into
 stable, accessible and sustainable data management and preservation
 environments

•Provide opportunities for people to develop expertise in data management
 across research communities and institutions

•Enable researchers to find and access any relevant data in the
 Australian 'data commons'

•Enable Australian researchers to discover, exchange, reuse and combine
 data from other researchers and other domains within their own research
 in new ways

•Facilitate the sharing of Australian data to support international and
 nationally distributed multidisciplinary research teams


The ANDS Project Partners are: Monash University, The Australian National
University, CSIRO and the Australian Commonwealth Government.


ANDS is funded by the Australian Commonwealth Government's Department of 
Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR). The funding has been 
provided through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure 
Strategy (NCRIS) as part of the Platforms for Collaboration Investment 
Plan.

In mid-2009 ANDS was further funded by the Education Investment Fund 
(EIF) for the establishment of the Australian Research Data Commons under 
the Super Science Initiative. 

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Cheers people
Stephen Loosley
Victoria, Australia