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Australian Research Data Commons
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<p> The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) is a <a href="/facts/Limited_company/rYgIPdBC">limited company</a>, formed on 1 July 2018 by combining the Australian National Data Service (ANDS), Nectar (National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources) and Research Data Services (RDS). Its purpose is to enable Australian researchers and industry access to nationally significant <a href="/facts/Cyberinfrastructure/QwhPPWq0">eInfrastructure</a>, skills <a href="/facts/Computing_platform/DmKwp5Bk">platforms</a>, and data collections. </p><p>ANDS was established in 2008 in order to help address the challenges of storing, managing and making accessible Australia's research data. It was a joint collaboration between <a href="/facts/Monash_University/1wcLcSGe">Monash University</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Australian_National_University/fqzCfrdp">The Australian National University</a> and <a href="/facts/CSIRO/3xSIonky">CSIRO</a>. It manages Research Data Australia, a <a href="/facts/Web_portal/Fj25GpUE">web portal</a> which enables access to data from over 100 Australian research organisations, cultural institutions, and government agencies. </p><p>Nectar was established in 2009 by the <a href="/facts/Australian_Government/UAFhWff0">Australian Government</a>, with the project directorate to establish the IT infrastructure at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Melbourne/KbwoHgto">University of Melbourne</a> created in 2011. </p><p>The Research Data Services project provides service development for prioritised areas of research, and continuing operational support of the IT infrastructure which accesses the data in the national collections. </p>