ARI&Snet is overseeing the establishment of an institutionalised cooperation network for the coordination, planning and management of research facilities, services, research information, research data and knowledge as a further development of the activities already initiated by the Cluster Research Data.

A state-of-the-art application infrastructure based on OpenShift and Keycloak serves as the basis for the permanent implementation of shared services.

Taking into account national and international strategies and standards, ARI&Snet sustainably strengthens Austrian agendas in the field of digital research support and ensures the long-term operation of both existing and newly developed services.

These shared services act as a catalyst for Open Science and contribute to the further development of Austria as a future-oriented research location. In addition, they form the basis for an effective information and service platform for Austrian research. ARI&Snet creates sustainable synergies between digitisation projects, research institutions, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) and digitisation initiatives such as the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). This creates significant added value for the digital and social transformation in higher education.

ARI&Snet enables:

• Reduction of operational risk at universities
• Pooled human resources
• Shared, secure, state-of-the-art infrastructure
• Sustainable operating models
• Agile development opportunities in a dynamic research environment
• Networking & cooperation

Project goals

• Establishment of a neutral infrastructure with internal and external development resources
• Establishment of an association that promotes the objectives of the Cluster Research Data (CRD) on a professional level, bundles services and project results and thus coordinates the concerns of the entire national research landscape and formulates binding participation, rights and obligations of the participants based on a sustainable set of rules.

Work packages

WP Project Management (PM)

• Coordination & management of the ARI&Snet project.
• Planning & realisation of the required milestones as well as creation and monitoring of the schedule and results.
• Ensuring and transparent presentation of project finances and performance.

WP Operations & Governance

• Governance
• Operations
• Knowledge Transfer
• EOSC Mission

WP Innovation Centre

• Organisation and coordination of training and know-how transfer / peer-to-peer knowledge transfer
• Joint purchasing and coordination of external development resources
• Structured support for the transfer of pilot projects to regular application operation

WP Public Relations

• Development of a communication concept (website, social media, etc.)
• Consistent corporate design
• Realisation of awareness campaigns, dissemination of project results
• Stakeholder management
• Establishment of an ARI&Snet seal of approval

WP Shared Services Marketplace

• Development and operation of a national shared services marketplace for researchers, research services, etc.
• Roll-out of the first services of the Research Data Cluster
• Gradual expansion and inclusion of further services
• Development of billing models and evaluation of further financing options