Australian National PID Strategy and Roadmap update

The Australian National Persistent Identifier (PID) Strategy is a coordinated, comprehensive and collaborative approach to accelerate Australian research and innovation through the universal use of connected PIDs such as ORCID and DOI. Released in February 2024, the Strategy outlines how PIDs are a critical component of world class infrastructure as they provide global methods to uniquely identify and connect entities in the research system such as researchers, funders, organisations, articles, datasets and more. To realise the potential saving and drive strategic benefit, the ARDC has been leading the development of the Strategy and is now focussed on accompanying Roadmap. The development of the National Collaborative Roadmap involves all stakeholders from the research sector. Institutions and organisations are invited to create a Stakeholder Action Plan to outline what actions they plan to undertake to increase uptake of PIDs for their communities. Roadmap development is being accelerated through Stakeholder Action Groups for funders, institutions and NCRIS facilities that will develop and collaborate on capability maturity models, identify potential collaborative projects and create collective action plans that advance the PIDs Strategy. A Strategic Advisory Group has been formed to guide the process and comprises senior stakeholders from the Australian research sector. This presentation will focus on the progress made towards the National Collaborative Roadmap including future plans and our vision 2028 aspirations. It will also provide international context as national PID strategies continue to develop in other countries and coordination is fostered through the Research Data Alliance.