Developing a Research Data Ecosystem
for the Promotion of Data-Driven Science

About the Project

The "Developing a Research Data Ecosystem for the Promotion of Data-Driven Science" is a project of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), which aims to promote the "formation and dissemination of use cases," "promotion of data sharing and utilization," and "effective use of research digital infrastructure, etc." in an integrated manner in order to promote nationwide transformation of research activities (Research DX) through the use of digital technology and data.

The National Institute of Informatics (NII), together with RIKEN, the University of Tokyo, Nagoya University, and Osaka University, has been commissioned to implement this project (for up to five years from FY2022).

We will promote this project by focusing on the NII Research Data Cloud (NII RDC), a research data infrastructure built by the National Institute of Informatics, and by working extensively to upgrade the functionality of the infrastructure and to create guidelines, etc..

• Information at Adoption
  • Outline of Proposal for the Project to Establish a Research Data Ecosystem to Promote the Use of AI, etc. (in Japanese)
• Information at the time of public offering
  • Public Call for Projects to Establish a Research Data Ecosystem to Promote the Use of AI, etc. (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) (in Japanese)
  • List of Steering Committee for Research Data Ecosystem Development Project (in Japanese)

Project Background

• Global momentum for open science
  • "In order to contribute to the creation of new knowledge, G7 Ministers need to cooperate in the expansion of open science with equitable dissemination of scientific knowledge and publicly funded research outputs."
    （From the Joint Statement of G7 Science and Technology Ministers）

Notices

• Call for members of the Research Data Ecosystem Tokai Consortium (in Japanese)
• The Research Data Ecosystem Tokai Consortium aims to establish a research data ecosystem in the Tokai region through cooperation among universities, colleges, research institutes and other academic institutions in Aichi, Gifu, Mie and Shizuoka prefectures, and to promote the spread and use of the ecosystem.
• The Consortium looks forward to receiving membership from any organization that is interested in promoting the management, publication, and utilization of research data in academic institutions.
• Research Data Ecosystem Symposium 2023（Sep. 28&29, 2023）
  • We will inform you of the details when they are finalized.

Use Case Public Call Information

Since this project aims to "create seeds and use cases for AI and data-driven research based on data collaboration among different fields using a nationwide research data infrastructure, "we are calling for a wide range of proposals for creating use cases as follows.

In FY2023, applications received by the 15th of even-numbered months will be reviewed and results notified by the end of the following odd-numbered month, on an as-needed basis.

• Application Information (in Japanese)
• Proposal Format (in Japanese)
• FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) about the Use Case Public Call for Proposals (in Japanese)
• List of Adopted Use Case Creation Proposals (in Japanese)

Indication of acknowledgement in research results obtained through this project

　　　

When presenting research results obtained through this project in a paper or at a conference, please include the following acknowledgments.

This research was supported by MEXT as "Developing a Research Data Ecosystem for the Promotion of Data-Driven Science".

Consignment Agreement Execution Information

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) regarding the execution of consignment agreements (in Japanese)

Reference information

NII RDC explanatory materials

• Research Data Management (RDM) Information Session 2022 in Osaka (in Japanese)
  • You can find the materials and video of the lecture titled "The Forefront of Research Data Management and Utilization with the NII Research Data Cloud".

GRDM installation procedures

• GRDM Support Portal "Installation Procedures" (in Japanese)

For inquiries, please contact:

For questions or comments regarding this project, please contact us.

Steering Committee Secretariat
dataeco-office＠nii.ac.jp

Steering Committee of Developing a Research Data Ecosystem for the Promotion of Data-Driven Science