Programs and Projects
We partner with the research community to establish enduring digital infrastructure to support Australia’s future research needs.
Explore our 3 Thematic Research Data Commons, along with the programs and projects building data assets, platforms, tools and skills that enable Australian researchers to transform our lives.

Our Programs and Projects
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
People
Australian Health Data Evidence Network (AHDEN)
A proposed collaborative initiative to make hospital medical records research-ready by leveraging the OMOP Common…
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Australian Dataspaces
Establishing dataspaces to create trusted, secure ecosystems for secure data exchange between research, industry and…
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Gayini Trusted Environmental Data and Information Supply Chain
Data, analytics and governance infrastructure that enables discovery, access and reuse of trusted data across…
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Offshore Renewable Energy Trusted Environmental Data and Information Supply Chains
Data, analytics and governance infrastructure between research, government and industry to provide timely and reliable…
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
National-Scale Integrated Datasets and Services
Mobilising and standardising environmental data from research institutions, government agencies and industry to national services…
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
People
Trusted Research Environments
Establishing a framework and common understanding for trusted research environments (TREs) in Australia
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
People
Advanced Analytics in Healthcare
Creating cutting-edge national-scale analytics infrastructure for health research and research translation
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
People
Government Health Data Assets
Improving access to government health data for researchers
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Trusted Environmental Data and Information Supply Chains
Accurate and trusted data for environmental research and decision making across academia, government and industry.
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
HASS and Indigenous
HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons
Accelerating the impact of HASS and Indigenous research in Australia
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
People
People Research Data Commons
National-scale data infrastructure for health research and research translation
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Planet Research Data Commons
National-scale data infrastructure for earth and environmental research and decision making
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Modelling, Analytics and Decision Support Infrastructure (MADSI)
Community-led analytic and decision-support tools, models and platforms for earth and environmental science research
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
HASS and Indigenous
ARDC Community Data Lab (CDL) Project
The ARDC Community Data Lab helps researchers use data from galleries, libraries, archives, museums and…
Program
Thematic Research Data Commons
Meeting Australia’s future research needs with long-term, enduring digital infrastructure
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
HASS and Indigenous
Annual Summer School for the HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons
An annual event for researchers and Indigenous data custodians to gain hands-on experience and learn…
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Better Metadata and Persistent Identifiers to Improve Climate Systems Hub Research Accessibility
Metadata and persistent identifiers to improve the accessibility of the Climate Systems Hub research.
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Federating APPN Data Collections
A single resource to discover plant phenotyping datasets that support rich discovery and aggregated data…
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
People
Data Integration
Empowering health and medical researchers through national initiatives that integrate and standardise health data
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub Domain Data Portal
Maximising data utility in the Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub
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