ARDC (Australian Research Data Commons)

The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) is a one-stop platform for the Australian research community to access the national data intensive digital research infrastructure, platforms, skills and data collections.

Under the Federal Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) in July 2018: the Australian National Data Service (ANDS), National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources (Nectar) and Research Data Services (RDS) was merged into one platform, ARDC.

This website provides various services such as:

• Nectar Research Cloud
• Research Data Australia
• Identifier services
• Research Vocabularies Australia
• Research Digital Platforms
• Community of Practices (COPs)
• Engagement and Support