National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS)

1. Platforms for Collaboration National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) Dr Rhys Francis Executive Director Australian eResearch Infrastructure Council NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

2. What NCRIS Brings • NCRIS brings a strategic approach to Australia’s investment in research infrastructure • Priority capability areas for support have been identified in the NCRIS Roadmap • Investments will support core NCRIS goals: support research excellence, promote collaboration, provide national benefit NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

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6. Why Does ICT Matter? It has never been possible before to speak to anyone in the world ICT delivered that ability to 8% of the world’s population by 1990, over about a century That has grown to an astonishing 40% over just the last 15 years ICT means that voice and images can be sent from anyone in the world to anyone else in the world, at a moments notice, anywhere. It has never been possible for anyone to publish information and have it accessible to everyone This possibility is now available to more than 15% of the world’s population The web shows the highest growth rate of any technology adoption ever The democratisation of information Until now, it was only possible to socialise, work or play with neighbours ICT is drawing this “tyranny of distance” to a close New collaboration, immersion and remote presence technologies stand poised to redefine human interaction Our society was shaped by a truth: only people process information Now, ICT gathers and processes information faster, more reliably and in inhuman quantities Effects include: • economic globalisation • integrated supply chains • remote monitoring and control • entirely new knowledge • an emerging inhuman cyber world There was a time when information processing of any kind depended on human mental effort • communication was between people • everything made was hand made • all decisions were a product of mind None of this is now true ICT ischanging our world NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

7. Factors over the next decade Power, heat, environment Security, safety, privacy Social adaption/control NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

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11. Investments • Collaboration • Discipline/Capability services (tools ((and software)) • User and Operations support • Collaboration support services • Data • Outreach, curation, data management services • Meta-services, location, access, movement • Collections brokerage and hosting services • Computing • National computing facility (capability computing) • Collaborative national computing environment • Foundation (Access) • Australian Access Federation • The Australian Research and Education Network NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

12. AeRIC The Australian eResearch Infrastructure Council NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

13. Computational Infrastructure Contractual Structure Interoperation & Collaboration Infrastructure Agent AeRIC Executive Director NEAT Data Management Infrastructure Agent Secretariat Agent* AAF* AREN Contract between DEST and agent NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

14. Proposed arrangement Researchers and research communities Resource owners and operators Users and User-Builders Data Tools & Discipline Services Compute Tools & Discipline Services New tools, services & expertise Interoperation & Collaboration Infrastructure Foundation Services: AREN and AAF NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

15. National e-ResearchArchitecture Taskforce NEAT Researchers and research communities Resource owners and operators Users and User-Builders Data Tools & Discipline Services Compute Tools & Discipline Services New tools, services & expertise Interoperation & Collaboration Infrastructure Foundation Services: AREN and AAF NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

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17. The Australian National Data Service Goals: • Research infrastructure and data should be accessible: • to a range of users – research community, government, states and territories; and • under controlled, authenticated but simple access regimes. • Access should be independent of location – network infrastructure should therefore be robust and reliable • Data should be discoverable, accessible, managed and long-lived • The effect of the investments by governments and research communities in research and education should be maximised ANDS will: • deliver greater access to Australia's research data assets in forms that support easier and more effective data use and re-use NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

18. The PMSEICData for Science Working Group • Suggested a cooperative, Whole of Government approach within a National Strategic Framework • Key Recommendations included: • National network of data repositories • Improve sharing and collaboration • Increase skilled workforce for best practice in data management • Activities addressing these include: • Research Quality Framework • Australian Access Federation • Accessibility Framework • Australian National Data Services NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

19. A SIZE Community agreed data investment; intended for sharing Services: Find Mine Access Authorise E B CRCs MNRFs Centres; Data may be used, shared or published Collections; Data published, local repositories D C Independent research; Data used and retained NUMBER Services: stores, repositories, tools, expertise F One map of the space NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

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21. One way to the Data Commons NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

22. But it is a much bigger problem NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

23. courtesy Adrian Burton, Markus Buchhorn, Chris Blackall NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

24. courtesy Adrian Burton, Markus Buchhorn, Chris Blackall NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

25. courtesy Adrian Burton, Markus Buchhorn, Chris Blackall NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

26. courtesy Adrian Burton, Markus Buchhorn, Chris Blackall NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

27. ANDS Objectives • Improve data management systems • Improve data collection and management practices • Improve the national data management environment • Enhance data discovery and access • Increase data re-use • Enable Australian participation in international and multidisciplinary research NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

28. ANDS Implementation • NCRIS contract to a managing agent • A joint venture between a small number of leading practitioner organizations and/or institutions • An overall ANDS Steering committee • Members of the J/V • Essential representatives (perhaps AGIMO, AAF) • Selected representatives of user communities and providers • An Executive Director and four Program Directors • Providing the core management team, reporting to the S/C • An implementation for each program • Frameworks: 4-5 staff plus expertise by contract • Utilities: service development by projects and provision by contract • Repositories: a small number of centres of expertise • Researcher Practice: project activities determined with user communities and agreed with NeAT - delivered nationally NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

29. Start Date… January 2008 Thank you! NCRIS: Platforms for Collaboration Dr Rhys Francis

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