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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
Data Deposit Tool
DDT
User-Friendly Interface
Free of charge to the research community
Handle Assignment via MISADI Registration
Dublin Core Metadata Support
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
Registered Users
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Target 600
Number of Institutions
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Target 30
Storage per person (GB)
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Our Calender
| Event | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| DIRISA Roadshows | The DIRISA student datathon is a competition that is organised by the ... see more | 1772352000 March 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026 |
| DIRISA Coding School | The DIRISA student datathon is a competition that is organised by the ... see more | 1782633600 June 28, 2026 - July 5, 2026 |
| Annual National Research Data Workshop | We are thrilled to announce that registration for the Annual National Research ... see more | 1782892800 July 1, 2026 - July 2, 2026 |
| DIRISA Datathon | The DIRISA student datathon is a competition that is organised by the ... see more | 1795939200 November 29, 2026 - December 5, 2026 |
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.