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Developments on Open Science</a></div> <div><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/document/">Resources</a></div> <div class="active"><a href="https://rdmkit.rcos.nii.ac.jp/" target="_blank">RDMkit-jp</a></div> </dd> </dl> <dl class="ac"><dt><div>RCOS diary</div></dt> <dd> <div><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/diary/">RCOS blog (in Japanese)</a></div> <div><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/miho/">miho channel</a></div> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="over-shadow"></div> <div class="content-body"> <div id="bread"><div class="wrap"><ul> <li><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/">HOME</a><span>＞</span></li> <li>Projects<span>＞</span></li> <li>Overview of Our Projects</li> </ul></div></div> <section><div class="section-inner"><div class="wrap"> <div class="c-ttl c1"><h1><span>Overview of the NII Research Data Cloud</span></h1></div> <div class="c-txt"><p>The NII Research Data Cloud (NII RDC) is an information platform that supports open science and research integrity and promotes data-driven research. The NII RDC consists of three platforms that match the lifecycle of research data: research data management platform (GakuNin RDM), publishing platform (WEKO3), and discovery platform (CiNii Research). At RCOS, we began developing the NII RDC in 2017, and <a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/item/img/ServiceImg1-en.png">started its operation in 2021.</a><br><br></p></div> <div class="c-txt"><p>We started upgrading these three platforms from 2022 with regards to the following seven aspects in sequence with the aim to complete them by 2027: "Data Governance Function", "Data Provenance Function", "Code Package Function", "Secure Computation Function", "Secure Storage Environment", "Data Curation Function" , and "Learning Platform" .</p></div> <div class="c-img"><img src="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/item/img/ServiceImg2-en.png" alt="Overview of services by RCOS"><br><br></div> <div class="c-txt"><p>In addition to the above, we continue to expand functions that contribute to open access and open science while also focusing on promoting the sharing and utilization of research data in the humanities and social sciences. In line with the <a href="https://www.nii.ac.jp/creded/nii_ac_jp_creded.html" target="_blank">"Research Data Ecosystem Development Project"<img alt="link" src="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/item/img/icon_link.png"/></a> launched in 2022, we are also developing a wide range of initiatives to promote research DX nationwide, including the development of rules and guidelines and a curriculum to train human resources in research data management.<br><br><br></p></div> <div class="d-ttl2 c1"><h3><span>GakuNin RDM (Research Data Management Platform)</span></h3></div> <div class="c-txt"> <p>GakuNin RDM (Research Data Management Platform) is a cloud-based platform that enables researchers to efficiently manage and collaborate on research data within their projects.<br></p> <p class="pagelink"><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/service/rdm/"><img src="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/img/en_btn_pagelink.jpg" alt="LearnMore"></a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="d-ttl2 c1"><h3><span>WEKO3 (Publishing Platform)</span></h3></div> <div class="c-txt"> <p>WEKO3 (Publishing Platform) is a repository system for publishing research data and papers, which are the products of researchers.<br></p> <p class="pagelink"><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/service/weko3/"><img src="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/img/en_btn_pagelink.jpg" alt="LearnMore"></a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="d-ttl2 c1"><h3><span>CiNii Research (Discovery Platform)</span></h3></div> <div class="c-txt"> <p>CiNii Research (Discovery Platform) is a next-generation discovery service for cross-searching academic information published in our publishing platform and other repositories.<br></p> <p class="pagelink"><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/service/research/"><img src="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/img/en_btn_pagelink.jpg" alt="LearnMore"></a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="d-ttl2 c1"><h3><span>Data Governance Function</span></h3></div> <div class="c-txt"> <p>This function supports the creation and execution of research data management plans (DMP) and enables monitoring by institutions.<br></p> <p class="pagelink"><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/service/data_governance/"><img src="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/img/en_btn_pagelink.jpg" alt="LearnMore"></a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="d-ttl2 c1"><h3><span>Data Provenance Function</span></h3></div> <div class="c-txt"> <p>This function enables researchers using data to check the historical record trail that accounts for the origin of the data, and researchers providing data to check the usage of their own data.<br></p> <p class="pagelink"><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/service/provenance/"><img src="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/img/en_btn_pagelink.jpg" alt="LearnMore"></a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="d-ttl2 c1"><h3><span>Code Package Function</span></h3></div> <div class="c-txt"> <p>This function enables researchers to group together data, programs, and execution environment definitions as a "computational reproduction package" for publication and re-use.<br></p> <p class="pagelink"><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/service/cs/"><img src="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/img/en_btn_pagelink.jpg" alt="LearnMore"></a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="d-ttl2 c1"><h3><span>Secure Computation Function</span></h3></div> <div class="c-txt"> <p>This function allows data to be analyzed in encrypted form, in cases where the data provider does not authorize the data to be disclosed.<br></p> <p class="pagelink"><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/service/sc/"><img src="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/img/en_btn_pagelink.jpg" alt="LearnMore"></a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="d-ttl2 c1"><h3><span>Secure Storage Environment</span></h3></div> <div class="c-txt"> <p>It provides ultra-ironclad storage with dedicated hardware and advanced encryption technology, enabling both sharing and protection of data in research projects that handle sensitive information.<br></p> <p class="pagelink"><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/service/ss/"><img src="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/img/en_btn_pagelink.jpg" alt="LearnMore"></a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="d-ttl2 c1"><h3><span>Data Curation Function</span></h3></div> <div class="c-txt"> <p>We will build a human network infrastructure of data curators and provide researchers with specialized curation services in their fields.<br></p> <p class="pagelink"><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/service/curation/"><img src="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/img/en_btn_pagelink.jpg" alt="LearnMore"></a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="d-ttl2 c1"><h3><span>Learning Platform</span></h3></div> <div class="c-txt"> <p>This platform provides materials for learning the skills required to manage research data and an environment that allows you to track learners' progress.<br></p> <p class="pagelink"><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/service/lms/"><img src="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/img/en_btn_pagelink.jpg" alt="LearnMore"></a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="d-ttl2 c1"><h3><span>Open Access Assist System</span></h3></div> <div class="c-txt"> <p>This system promotes open access in a labor-saving way of notifying information about papers written by affiliated researchers and the policies of the journals in which they have been published.<br></p> <p class="pagelink"><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/service/oaps/"><img src="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/img/en_btn_pagelink.jpg" alt="LearnMore"></a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="d-ttl2 c1"><h3><span>Promote the Use in Humanities and Social Sciences</span></h3></div> <div class="c-txt"> <p>We promote the use of research content in the humanities and social sciences, which is difficult to be made public due to licensing, confidentiality, and privacy information.<br></p> <p class="pagelink"><a href="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/en/service/hss/"><img src="https://rcos.nii.ac.jp/img/en_btn_pagelink.jpg" alt="LearnMore"></a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="d-ttl2 c1"><h3><span>Research Data Ecosystem Development Project </span></h3></div> <div 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