RDA National PID Strategy Case Study 20251013

RDA National PID Strategy Case Study presentation to be delivered on 13 October 2025

1. The Irish National Persistent Identifier Roadmap and Strategy RDA National PID Strategies Cases Studies Session 13 October 2025 Michelle Doran, National Open Research Coordinator, NORF [email protected] Jenny O'Neill, Research Engagement Officer, HEAnet [email protected]

2. Ireland’s National Action Plan for Open Research 2022-2030 Ireland’s National Action Plan for Open Research 2022-2030 sets out a vision, objectives and actions for the next chapter of Ireland’s transition towards Open Research, following the earlier National Framework on the Transition to an Open Research Environment (2019). The action plan has three overarching themes and objectives: Establishing a culture of open research Achieving 100% open access to research publications Enabling FAIR research data and other outputs  

3. Investing in PID Infrastructure

4. National Open Research (NORF) - lead organisation Daniel Bangert, Aislinn Conway, Michelle Doran, Lisa Griffith PID Task Force – key stakeholder representatives appointed by and chaired by NORF Catherine Ferris, Open Scholarship Officer, Irish Research eLibrary (IReL) Cillian Joy, Head of Open and Digital Research at the University of Galway Beth Knazook, Project Manager at the Digital Repository of Ireland Frances Madden, Assistant Head of Library Services: Research Services at TU Dublin Jenny O’Neill, Research Engagement Officer at HEAnet Deirdre Quinn, Senior Manager – Research and Research Policy at the Higher Education Authority Susan Reilly, Director at IReL MoreBrains Cooperative – consultants specialising in open research and research infrastructure, who were awarded the contract to conduct the review and analysis Josh Brown, Phill Jones, Alice Meadows, Fiona Murphy Irish research community – participating in community consultation activities and events Who is involved in the Irish National PID Strategy?

5. Survey To enable a clear understanding of current awareness and usage of PIDs in Ireland, as well as providing insights into how the community views the opportunities and challenges of widespread national PID adoption. Cost benefit analysis To evaluate the cost savings (time and money) associated with widespread PID adoption in Irish research institutions. Focus groups To do a deep dive into the survey results with three key stakeholder groups Institutions and research-performing organisations Research-funding and government organisations Repositories and infrastructure organisations Strategic SWOT analysis To identify strategies that build on strengths and improve on weaknesses, in order to capitalise on opportunities and mitigate threats, and create a prioritised list of actions for the roadmap PID Task Force and community workshop What was involved in the development of the National PID Strategy?

6. Project Outputs  

7. Recommendations and Roadmap https://norf.ie/pid-roadmap/

8. EOSC Compatible National PID Recommendation • Interoperability, openness, and impact: Recommendations and roadmap for an Irish PID Strategy https://doi.org/10.7486/DRI.sn00qt29n   • RDA National PID Strategies Guide and Checklist https://zenodo.org/records/8431975 • A Persistent Identifier (PID) Policy for the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/926037  

9. Motivation/Drivers Implementation does not necessarily follow recommendation. Implementing the EOSC in Ireland, https://zenodo.org/records/16266119 Strengthen the business case for the implementation of the National PID Strategy and Roadmap. To continue the relationship with the National PID Strategies IG  

10. Methodology Comparative analysis: Ireland’s roadmap, EOSC PID Policy, RDA Guide & Checklist International context: FAIRCORE4EOSC, FAIR-IMPACT & other initiatives Stakeholder consultation process  

11. Key Finding: Comparative Analysis Strategic Alignment Overview  

12. Key Finding: Comparative Analysis Key Components Mapping  

13. Next Steps Finalise the review of the recommendations https://norf.ie/rda-tiger-project/ One-to-one stakeholder consultations Worked example/use case demonstrating how another country or organisation could adopt the approach. Review updated EOSC PID Policy National Workshop, 7 November, hybrid meeting