Our Impact

Learn how we are helping Australian researchers solve society’s greatest challenges through targeted data solutions.

We collaborate with our partners on projects that are collectively delivering a world-leading research data commons. We support research disciplines to access nationally significant, data-intensive infrastructure, platforms, skills and collections to maximise research quality and impact.

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Our Strategy

Our strategy is delivered through 4 portfolios that together support the development of a national research data commons:

People and Policy

Connecting the ARDC to researchers, research institutions, industry and government to enhance knowledge exchange and drive an effective national data skills ecosystem.

Platforms and Software

Supporting an increase in high-quality, high-impact research through digital platforms and better research software practices.

Data and Services

Providing competitive advantage to Australian researchers by improving the discoverability, accessibility and usability of Australia’s research data assets.

Storage and Compute

Supporting Australia’s data and research advantage through the provision of reliable and sustainable underpinning infrastructures.

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Targeted Solutions for Grand Challenges

We know it takes the collective efforts of research, government and industry to solve society’s greatest challenges. We’re delivering world-class digital research infrastructure to support research impact.

Thematic Research Data Commons

We are focused on supporting the greatest number of researchers through a small number of strategic priority areas. Our Thematic Research Data Commons (RDC) initiative is delivering a fabric of digital research infrastructure capabilities selected strategically rather than competitively, and co-designed with the research community. We’re starting in 2022 with two pilot thematic RDCs supported by $15.8 million from the Australian Government’s 2020 Research Infrastructure Investment Plan. The first is now underway, People Thematic Research Data Commons

Translational Research Data Challenges

We are driving a national-scale initiative to provide innovative and high-impact digital infrastructure solutions to real-world problems. Translational Research Data Challenges projects operate at the intersection of research and broader society to provide tangible and enduring economic, environmental and social benefits to Australia. We’re already collaborating with partners to address data challenges for food security and bushfire response and prevention.

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