The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) and #AARNet have joined forces to enable a new level of secure #DigitalResearch for #Australian 🇦🇺 #researchers into the future.
The partnership aligns with the 2024 National Digital Research Infrastructure (NDRI) Strategy, produced by the Australian Government Department of Education, which calls for a cybersecure NDRI for national-scale data and computing. A key aspect of the ARDC-AARNet partnership is to enable a system-wide solution for researchers across #Australia to conduct highly sensitive #research in a safe and secure way while also protecting valuable digital resources.
The first outcome of the ARDC-AARNet collaboration is the establishment of a new national node of the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud (Nectar) at AARNet’s data centre in Sydney. Nectar is Australia’s national research cloud, which provides the Australian research community with fast, interactive, self-service access to large-scale computing infrastructure, software and data.
Ben Chiu, Director, Services, ARDC, says: “The ARDC’s partnership with AARNet underscores our shared vision of empowering Australian researchers with digital infrastructure. Through this partnership, the new national Nectar node will be a significant step forward in supporting Australian research communities with resilient, secure, scalable cloud research infrastructure while shaping the knowledge infrastructure that the Thematic Research Data Commons continues to build for Australian researchers.”
Ryan Fraser, Director, Digital Research, AARNet, says “AARNet’s partnership with ARDC reflects a shared commitment to empowering Australian researchers with world-class digital infrastructure. This collaboration has been instrumental in developing the new national Nectar node, and by hosting it, AARNet is enabling a critical solution that supports researchers and drives discovery and innovation."
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