This community is to assemble, engage and support all stakeholders to build a Common Data Space for Ireland (IRL-DataSpace) as a national-level single point of entry to R&I-relevant FAIR data (open and closed) for all R&I-focused users, projects and activities.

IRL-DataSpace will federate Ireland’s R&I-related data systems, owners and providers at technical and governance levels in compliance with national, EU, institution-/activity-specific requirements and policies.

IRL-DSSC will fill the existing gap by providing trusted neutral national-level technical coordination and support to bridge data system operators, data governors, R&I activities, relevant FAIR data programmes, funders and policy-makers.

IRL-DataSpace and IRL-DSSC together will collectively increase, accelerate and align the maturity and FAIR-ness of data systems and datasets across Ireland that are relevant and essential for R&I activities at institutional, domain, national and regional levels.

Currently, ICHEC and HEAnet are coordinating this effort as national providers of digital infrastructures and services across compute, data and networking technologies.