WHAT WE DO
As component of the National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System, DIRISA coordinates and promotes sound research data management practices and supports data intensive research.
We focus on ‘e-Research enablement’
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 EXPERTISE
We coordinate and support training and research interventions that advance capabilities in research data management and the data sciences
ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH
DIRISA engages stakeholders and users to ensure that the greatest value is derived from investments in research data
NEWS
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DIRISA Student Datathon Challenge 2019 – The Winners!
DIRISA Student Datathon Challenge 2019 – The Winners! Posted on December 18, 2019 The Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA) hosted its first annual Student Datat [...]
Dedicated Cyberinfrastructure Resources for COVID19 Research
The National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System (NICIS) is availing resources to research or data analysis that is dedicated to efforts of combating COVID-19. The Centre for High Pe [...]
COVID-19 Research Data Available!!
If you are working closely with health and medical researchers on finding solutions for the COVID-19 pandemic, and also for those wanting to practice data science skills: Research data [...]
RECEPTION
+27 12 841 2267/3028
ADDRESS
Building 43, Block D, CSIR,
Meiring Naude Road, Scientia, Pretoria.
Meiring Naude Road, Scientia, Pretoria.