
In the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI), valuable data sets from science and research are systematically catalogued, networked and rendered usable in a sustainable and qualitative manner for the entire German science system. The NFDI is intended to create a permanent digital knowledge repository as an indispensable prerequisite for new research questions, findings and innovations. NFDI consortia, associations of different institutions within a research field, work together on an interdisciplinary basis to realise this objective.
Base4NFDI is a joint initiative of all consortia within the NDFI to promote, develop and establish reliable NFDI basic services. The objective is to improve research data management within and outside the NFDI – by creating a foundation for better discoverability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability of research data. Base4NFDI promotes the development of basic services for the entire German scientific community. Based on existing solutions from the various consortia, these basic services are intended to enable a greater degree of interoperability and efficiency for research data management. Unlike the specialised methodological consortia in the NFDI, Base4NFDI is developing interdisciplinary services as a network of all NFDI consortia. In this way, the consortium supports the provision and utilisation of research data across all disciplines and scientific fields.