The Committee for Research Data Infrastructure (FDI Committee)
The Committee for Research Data Infrastructure (FDI Committee) is a dynamic decentralized network of RatSWD accredited research data centres (RDCs).
About the FDI Committee
The FDI Committee coordinates cooperation among research data centres with the long-term aim of safeguarding and continuously improving the availability of research data in the social, behavioural, educational and economic sciences. It enables important reconciliation among each other, promotes the exchange of experience and knowledge, and conducts strategy development.
The FDI Committee is an autonomous, independent body within KonsortSWD. It works closely with the German Data Forum (RatSWD) and contributes its expertise in the practical implementation and provision of research data infrastructures also in corresponding recommendations to the German Data Forum (RatSWD).
In addition to the work in the FDI Committee, individual RDCs develop services for research data centres and researchers as part of KonsortSWD.
Cooperation between the FDI Committee and RatSWD
As part of the further development and optimisation of the research data infrastructure, there is close cooperation between the FDI Committee and the German Data Forum (RatSWD). This primarily concerns the accreditation of the RDCs, the annual monitoring of the RDCs and complaints management.
At the meetings of the FDI Committee and the German Data Forum, the chairpersons have reciprocal guest status.
