Information Session: NDRIO Canadian Digital Research Infrastructure Needs Assessment Nov 27 2020
Session Description
November 27, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
The Division of Vice-President, Research andInnovation is hosting two information sessions to engage interested members ofthe U of T community in the NDRIO needs assessment, and to share informationamongst stakeholders regarding key issues. Professor Pekka Sinervo, ofthe U of T’s Physics Department, is a member of the NDRIO Researcher Counciland will chair these sessions as part of his engagement with the researchcommunity to inform discussions of the Council.
Additional Information
Background
In Budget 2018, the federal government committed $572.5M over 5 years to the creation of a digital research infrastructure (DRI) contribution program. In 2020, the New Digital Research Infrastructure Organization (NDRIO) was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization to deliver on the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development’s (ISED’s) national DRI strategy, encompassing advanced research computing infrastructure, research data management, and research software. NDRIO is a membership organization and the Uof T is registered as primary member.
NDRIO is leading on the design of the new national DRI framework through which activities in all three domains (ARC, RS, RDM) will be coordinated and funded, and has established a Researcher Council to make recommendations and provide strategic advice to the NDRIO Board of Directors and management on researcher needs for DRI infrastructure and services.