National PID Strategies - The Value of RDA for Policy White Paper Series

The Research Data Alliance (RDA) organised workshops on 15 and 20 May 2025, to demonstrate the RDA's policy impact and encourage implementation of RDA recommendations and outputs in different policy contexts. The workshops focused on critical policy areas that form essential research infrastructure including National Persistent Identifier (PID) Strategies for reliable tracking and citation of research outputs.

The workshops featured lightning talks presenting policy statements and ‘Adoption Stories’ that showcased practical applications of RDA recommendations, followed by Q&A sessions to facilitate participant engagement with the speakers. During the workshops, co-chairs of the RDA National PID Strategies Interest Group, Hana Heringová and Natasha Simons, provided an overview of the value of the RDA for national persistent identifier (PID) strategies. They each provided a policy statement, explaining the importance of national PID strategies, and how the related RDA National PID Strategies Working Group recommendation, the National PID Strategy Guide and Checklist, has been successfully adapted and adopted by various countries and regions around the world.