Node: ELIXIR Germany
Authors: Helena Schnitzer, training platform coordinator and liaison for RDM related questions
Topics: Existing work, Who to involve
Node strategy work does not happen in isolation. National initiatives can help identify existing expertise, overlaps and useful connections.
The research data management landscape in Germany is shaped by several initiatives, including the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) and its domain-specific consortia. To better understand the wider landscape, we started exploring connections with these initiatives and exchanging information about ongoing activities, services and approaches.
The discussions helped us identify areas where similar work was already taking place and where collaboration or mutual awareness could be useful. The aim was not to establish one common structure or replace existing activities, but rather to improve visibility, identify overlaps and understand how different initiatives could complement each other.
This exchange highlighted the importance of considering the broader national context when planning Node-level activities and showed that coordination across initiatives can help make existing expertise more visible.