--- language: "en" --- # The Australian National PID Strategy ## The Australian National PID Strategy Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) are a core infrastructure component of a world-class, global digital information ecosystem. They provide a universal, machine-read... ### Documentation * #### [Implement PIDs at your organisation](https://pidroadmap.ardc.edu.au/pids/implement-pids-at-your-organisation.md) Priority PIDs and PID principles The following set of 'priority PIDs' and 'PID principles' outlines best practices that the Australian research sector can take... * #### [Why do PIDs matter?](https://pidroadmap.ardc.edu.au/pids/why-do-pids-matter.md) How PIDs support research and researchers in Australia * #### [The Strategy and Vision](https://pidroadmap.ardc.edu.au/pids/strategy-and-roadmap-process-outputs.md) Accelerate Australian research quality, efficiency and impact through universal use of connected persistent identifiers * #### [Governance](https://pidroadmap.ardc.edu.au/pids/strategic-advisory-group.md) The development of the National PID Strategy is guided by a senior stakeholder Taskforc and in 2025 the PID Strategic Advisory Group and Orcid Steering Committ... --- language: "en" --- # Implement PIDs at your organisation ## Priority PIDs and PID principles The following set of 'priority PIDs' and 'PID principles' outlines best practices that the Australian research sector can take to work towards the goals of the National PID Strategy. Where possible, use the following priority PIDs: 1. **ORCID** for identifying researchers and contributors to research 2. **ROR** for identifying research organisations and organisations that are part of the research ecosystem such as funders or research infrastructure providers 3. **DOI** for identifying research grants, data, publications, instruments and other types of research outputs in scope for the DOI service provider 4. **RAiD**for identifying research projects and activities 5. **IGSN** for identifying research physical samples Where possible, adhere to the following PID principles: * Create rich metadata when minting PIDs * Integrate PIDs into research and research management workflows * Use PIDs early in research workflows and apply to any appropriate entity * Use internationally recognised leading practice for PID minting and management Where possible, manage PIDs well at the institutional level by: * Establishing an institutional PID policy and/or ensuring relevant policies reference PIDs * Creating a 'Stakeholder Action Plan' outlining the goals and implementation plan for the adoption and use of PIDs and contributing the Plan to the National PID Roadmap * Choose systems that offer PID creation, integrations, ongoing management ## PID Implementation Resources * [++Year in Review: 2025 National PID Strategy++](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19363901) * [++Australian Persistent Identifier Policy++](https://ardc.edu.au/resource/ardc-persistent-identifiers-policy/) * [++The Australian National PID Benchmarking Toolkit++](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.29281667) * [++PID Value Proposition Resource for Institutions++](https://zenodo.org/uploads/18383260) * [++PIDs Implementation Guide for Institutions++](https://zenodo.org/uploads/18383351) * [++PIDs Capability \& Maturity Model for Institutions++](https://zenodo.org/uploads/18383425) --- language: "en" --- # Governance The development of the National PID Strategy is guided by a senior stakeholder Taskforc and in 2025 the PID Strategic Advisory Group and Orcid Steering Committee combined to form a new National PID Strategy Advisory Group which is chaired by Professor Caroline Finch AO, Judi Zelke and Linda O'Brien. ## Terms of Reference The members of the Strategic Advisory Group will: 1. Provide advice to the ARDC and AAF on the overall implementation of the National PID Strategy and the Australian ORCID Consortium activities. 2. Provide strategic advice on the development, implementation and review of the National PID Strategy roadmap, including the annual National Action Plans and the associated tools. 3. Provide strategic advice on the development, implementation and review of the national PID service model. 4. Provide strategic advice on the important role that national PID Consortia play, advocating for growth in support of realisation of the Strategy and Roadmap. 5. Share knowledge and understanding of emerging international trends and potential national opportunities to advance ORCID and other PID adoption and use. 6. Advise on strategies for gaining the engagement and commitment of key stakeholders in the implementation of the Strategy and Roadmap. 7. Act as advocates for ORCID and the National PID Strategy 8. Act in accordance with the intent of the ARDC Code of Conduct. ### Membership The National PID Strategy Advisory Group includes representative(s) from the following organisations: ARDC, AAF, ARC, Universities Australia DVCRs group, NCRIS Directors nominee, NHMRC, ARMS,CAUDIT, CAUL, Australian Government Department of Education * Up to four additional members who do not represent an organisation (such as researchers or independent consultants) chosen jointly by the ARDC and AAF. --- language: "en" --- # The Strategy and Vision ## The vision Accelerate Australian research quality, efficiency and impact through universal use of connected persistent identifiers The [Australian National persistent identifier (PID) Strategy 2024](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10656275) outlines a vision to accelerate Australian research quality, efficiency and impact through universal use of connected persistent identifiers. ## Improve Research Quality and Efficiency **Increase the Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reuse of inputs to research** Inputs to research include potential research partners, related research projects, grants, facilities, data, samples and observations. By increasing a researcher's ability to discover relevant inputs, we will reduce duplication, increase research productivity and create opportunities for impactful partnerships **Increase the Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reuse of research outputs.** Outputs from research include data, reports, methods, non-traditional research outputs and publications. By increasing the discoverability of these outputs, we can improve future research, create new kinds of research, reduce duplication and improve the timeliness of translating research into impact. **Improve research reproducibility, provenance and attribution while minimising administrative burden, enabling researchers to spend more time on research** By linking researchers to projects, grants, organisations and equipment, we can improve research reproducibility, provenance and attribution. Through the use of PIDs, researchers can minimise the amount of time they spend on reproducing the same data many times over, releasing valuable time back into research ## Optimise the National Research and Innovation Ecosystem **Improve our ability to understand the impact of research inputs and evaluate research quality, impact and evidence of public benefit** By linking elements across the research and innovation ecosystem through PIDs, we can better understand the relationship between the elements of the ecosystem, including investment, use, outputs, outcomes and impact. We can more efficiently assess our research institutions' performance with respect to research quality thresholds, better trace the impact of the research and through this, more readily explain the public benefit of the research **Improve our ability to map Australia's research capability** Australia needs the research capability to address our national priorities. PIDs for people, organisations, research services and infrastructure would enable us to map our research capability against national priorities and invest appropriately to address gaps. --- language: "en" --- # Why do PIDs matter? The effective integration of persistent identifiers in research and research management workflows will accelerate Australian research and innovation by reducing administrative overhead. In 2022, the ARDC contracted MoreBrains Cooperative to undertake [a cost benefit analysis](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7100577) that found that the implementation of persistent identifiers could save $24 million per year just by reducing the need to the same information in more than once. ## Links within Australia The [Australian Universities Accord Final Report](https://www.education.gov.au/australian-universities-accord/resources/final-report) (released February 2024) outlined the value of persistent identifiers in establishing a new National Research Evaluation and Impact Framework that could help identify the benefits of research for various stakeholders, including government, industry and the community as well as researchers and universities. The draft [National Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy](https://www.education.gov.au/national-research-infrastructure/resources/draft-ndri-strategy) (released October 2023) establishes a vision that, by 2030, persistent identifiers and the National Persistent Identifier Strategy will help ensure that Australia's national digital research infrastructure ecosystem will have consistent standards for data collection, curation and access. The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia's [Decadal Plan for Social Science Research Infrastructure 2024-33](https://doi.org/10.60651/90pr-cz87) (released March 2024) expressed the need for national data standards for social science research, including the use of persistent identifiers. ## Around the world Australia does not operate in isolation - it is part of a global research and innovation system. The [Research Data Alliance](https://www.rd-alliance.org/) is an umbrella organisation for myriad working groups and interest groups that develop recommendations on research data standards. One such group is the [National PID Strategies Interest Group](https://www.rd-alliance.org/groups/national-pid-strategies-interest-group/members/all-members/).