What We Do

As a component of the National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System, The Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA) coordinates and promotes sound research data management practices and supports data intensive research.

ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE

We enable and support data intensive research by providing cyberinfrastructure for research data storage and data management services

SOUND DATA MANAGEMENT

DIRISA develops policies and guidelines to soundly manage research data across the entire research data lifecycle

DEVELOP EXERTISE

We coordinate and support training and research interventions that advance capabilities in research data management the data sciences

ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH

DIRISA engages stakeholders and users to ensure that the greatest value is derived from investments in research data

DIRISA Services

As a component of the National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System, DIRISA coordinates and promotes sound research data management practices and supports data intensive research.

Data Management Plan Tool
SA DMP Tool
Find and understand your data easily
Share Data publicly
View other DMPs
Collaborate with new reseachers
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Data Deposit Tool
DDT
User-Friendly Interface
Free of charge to the research community
Handle Assignment via MISADI Registration
Dublin Core Metadata Support
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Data Object Identifier
Minting a DOI
Provides improved management of a DOI
Increases the discovery of a data object
DOI Registration via DataCite
Minting for research stored outside DIRISA
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Registered Users
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Number of Institutions
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Storage per person (GB)
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Our Calender

EventDescriptionDate
DIRISA RoadshowsThe DIRISA student datathon is a competition that is organised by the ... see more1709280000 March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
DIRISA Coding SchoolThe DIRISA student datathon is a competition that is organised by the ... see more1719216000 June 24, 2024 - June 29, 2024
Annual National Research Data WorkshopWe are thrilled to announce that registration for the Annual National Research ... see more1719993600 July 3, 2024 - July 4, 2024
DIRISA DatathonThe DIRISA student datathon is a competition that is organised by the ... see more1732867200 November 29, 2024 - December 31, 2024

About DIRISA

The Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA) promotes, enables, and coordinates a data intensive research ecosystem in support of national science and strategic priorities.

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