DIRISA services
User Subscription
The DIRISA User Subscription is used to allow user’s to authenticate themselves before using DIRISA services. Authentication is currently granted through SAFIRE. However, in the future, more federated identities will be managed.
SA Data Management Planning (DMP) Tool
This is the newly developed SA DMP Tool that is developed by DIRISA.
Data deposit tool
Research data is a critical part of the research process and while there are several cloud-based storage solutions to store data, DIRISA provides a reliable, persistent and easily accessible resource to safely share data. The development of a cloud-based data deposit tool is underway and will be available to subscribed users.
Digital Object Identifier
Data sets at DIRISA and trusted repositories are persistently and uniquely identifiable through a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). Apply for a DOI to be allocated to your data set through one of several such existing systems.
What we do
The Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA) is one of the components of the National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System (NICIS) established by the CSIR, on behalf of the DST.
The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) and the South African National Research Network (SANReN) complements DIRISA through the provision of high performance computing services and high bandwidth connectivity.
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This ensures that enable sound data management and data driven research has a high impact on the South African economy
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This is done through the development of policies, frameworks and guidelines for the entire research data lifecycle
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This is done by promoting, coordinating and supporting training and research interventions that advance capabilities in data management and the data sciences
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Encourage and promote contribution to data management aspects in South Africa. Encourage and promote participation in, and usage of DIRISA and NICIS generally
Latest News and Events
Google unveils search engine for open data
The tool, called Google Dataset Search, should help researchers to find the data they need more easily. Read more on the article here.
cOAlition S: Making Open Access a Reality
(Brussels. 4 September) Today, 11 national research funding organisation, with the support of the European Commission including the European Research Council (ERC), are announcing the launch of cOAlition S, an initiative to make full and immediate Open Access to research publications a reality. It is built around Plan S, which was announced at ESOF in Read more about cOAlition S: Making Open Access a Reality[…]
DIRISA National Data Workshop 2018
DIRISA will be hosting a data workshop on 19-21 June 2018 at the CSIR ICC. Abstracts calls are now open and can be submitted via dirisa@csir.co.za. All information about the conference can be found on the website: DIRISA Workshop 2018
Announcement: Newly Developed Data Management Planning Tool
Please visit https://secure.dirisa.ac.za/SADMPTool/ to test out the newly developed Data Management Planning Tool created by DIRISA. Any comments/feedback can be directed to nshozi(at)csir.co.za or dirisa(at)csir.co.za
Opportunity: MA and MSc Masters Programme in the field of e-Science
The MA and MSC Masters Programme forms part of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) funded ‘National e-Science Postgraduate Teaching and Training Platform’ (NEPTTP). This programme is hosted by the WITS University. More information about this program can be found in the below documents:
FIGSHARE Pilot in Pretoria and Durban
Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA), aims to ensure the long term persistence and preservation of the data on local infrastructure. As part of this, DIRISA embarked on regional meetings to introduce Figshare to research institutions and academia. Figshare pilots were organised by DIRISA on 4 July 2017 in Pretoria and 6 July Read more about FIGSHARE Pilot in Pretoria and Durban[…]
Data For Research Award at the NSTF-South32 Awards
The NSTF-South32 Awards were held in Gauteng on 29 June 2017. This is the 19th celebration of the flagship project of the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF). DIRISA would like to congratulate Prof. Martin Wittenberg of the School of Economics in the University of Cape Town (UCT) and also the Director of DataFirst for Read more about Data For Research Award at the NSTF-South32 Awards[…]
IST Africa 2017
IST-Africa Week 2017 will be held in Windhoek, Namibia (30 May – 02 June). The conference is focused on ICT-enabled Innovation, Science and Technology related policy dialogues, Global Development, Research and Innovation Cooperation and Community Building.
CODATA 2017 International Conference
The theme of the conference is ‘Global Challenges and Data-Driven Science’. The conference will be held at Saint-Petersburg from 8-13 October 2017. More information can be found on: http://codata2017.gcras.ru/
UCT eResearch Africa Conference 2017
eResearch Africa brings together practitioners and researchers for a stimulating week to share ideas and exemplars on new information centric research capabilities. eResearch is focused on how information and communications technologies help researchers to collect, manage, share, process, analyse, store, find, and re-use information. The conference will be held from 2 May 2017 to 5 Read more about UCT eResearch Africa Conference 2017[…]