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Description
This session is aimed at decision-makers who are evaluating, planning, or operating Research Data Management (RDM) infrastructure. Using NOMAD Oasis as a concrete example, the discussion will focus on the strategic, organizational, and practical realities of deploying RDM platforms. It will also provide those new to NOMAD Oasis with a grounded introduction to how such systems are being adopted and operated across real institutional settings.
The panel brings together speakers with experience of RDM adoption across a range of institutional contexts, from individual research groups to cross-institutional networks and industry collaborations. Together, they will offer perspectives on how organizations approach RDM adoption under different scientific, organizational, and resource constraints.
The discussion will focus on questions that matter most in practice: how deployments are scoped and governed, what investments are required, how sustainability is maintained over time, and how institutions balance centralized coordination with distributed access and autonomy. Technical details will be addressed only where they directly inform strategic or organizational decisions.
The session will combine short flash talks, a moderated panel discussion, and open audience Q&A to encourage exchange between organizations at different stages of their RDM journey.