IDCC27 Workshop 1: Collaborative by design

Workshop 1 : Collaborative by design: Using the Business Model Canvas to critically assess sustainability of research data services

Workshop Description:

Digital curation depends on a growing ecosystem of research data services and infrastructures, yet many communities still struggle to turn promising prototypes into robust, long-term offerings. As the OECD has noted almost ten years ago, this also holds true for many repositories. Service providers themselves must therefore lay the foundation for such sustainability. This full-day interactive workshop is aimed at infrastructure providers and uses the Business Model Canvas to examine the viability of research data services.

Through short input presentations and structured breakout sessions, participants will shape a service’s value proposition, user personas, KPIs, and funding streams. Rather than assuming that all infrastructures should operate as market-driven businesses, participants will critically reflect on when business-case thinking is helpful and when it might need adapting for mission-driven, publicly funded, and community-governed contexts.

Examples from initiatives such as Germany’s NFDI will serve as reference points for discussing alternative pathways to sustainability and resilience. Participants are very much encouraged to submit their own real-world examples for in-depth examination during the workshop.