Transitioning research practice from the desktop to dataintensive science: challenges beyond the infrastructure

Dale Peters and Johann Kistner

Transitioning research practice from thedesktop to data intensive science:

challenges beyond the infrastructure

Dr Dale Peters, University of Cape Town, South AfricaJohann Kistner, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

eResearch Australasia, Melbourne 2016

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Introduction

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National Integrated Cyber-Infrastructure System

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DIRI

SA Ti

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Data

Nod

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Openness

Data sharing

Globalresearchchallenges

Socialchallenges

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Openness

Data sharing

Globalresearchchallenges

Socialchallenges NSF Infrastructure Strategic Plan 2012

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Drivers of Change

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Cultural changerequired of aregionalpartnershipFundermandatesFinancialconstraintsHuman capitaldevelopment

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Cultural changerequired of aregionalpartnershipFunder mandatesFinancialconstraintsHuman capitaldevelopment

DCC Overview of funders' data policieshttp://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/policy-and-legal/overview-funders-data-policies

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Cultural changerequired of aregionalpartnershipFunder mandatesFinancialconstraintsHuman capitaldevelopmentDIRISA Tier 2Data Node

DCC Overview of funders' data policieshttp://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/policy-and-legal/overview-funders-data-policies

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Declining income

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Section 21Company

AcademicCollaboration

Softwareconsortia

Triple helixrelationships

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Pooledcomputationalresources

Multi-cloudapproach

Contributions- in-kind

Governanceissues

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Gove

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odel

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Cost

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Holewa, Wolski, Dallest and McAvaney 2015

Organisationalmaturity

Conclusions

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New era of RIdevelopment

Sustainablebusiness model

Added value incollaboration

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