UK Digital Research Infrastructure Federation Journey

Tender description

UKRI has engaged with Jisc to support the development of an outline “federation journey”: A complex area with acknowledged multiple dependencies, and therefore in need of a community supported approach; this activity aims to develop a collective understanding of the potential for a “federated” approach to the UK digital research infrastructure, what it might offer, what the scope and extent may be, and how it might be defined and progressed as an effective approach for supporting the continued efficiency, sustainability and innovation of the UK digital research infrastructure This activity will aim to achieve consensus as to definitions and approaches to what the concept of federation would constitute in practice in this context; what it might offer in terms of its benefits and opportunities; what the scope and interoperable or distinct elements might be; technical and policy requirements and dependencies; how it might be achieved, and any challenges and barriers which would need to be overcome.