The Global Open Research Commons Interest Group (GORC IG, https://www.rd-alliance.org/groups/global-open-research-commons-ig) is working on a set of deliverables to support coordination amongst national, pan-national and domain specific organizations as they work to build the interoperable resources necessary to enable researchers to address societal grand challenges. The realized vision of GORC will provide frictionless access to all research artifacts including, but not limited to: data, publications, software and compute resources; and will rely on metadata, vocabulary, and identification services being available to everyone everywhere, at all times. The GORC IG is working to develop a roadmap for global alignment to help set priorities for Commons development and integration. In support of this, the GORC IG has developed the GORC IG typology of commons essential elements supporting output (https://doi.org/10.15497/RDA00087).

The GORC International Model WG (GORC IM WG, https://www.rd-alliance.org/groups/gorc-international-model-wg) worked under the umbrella of the GORC IG. The WG’s goal was to evaluate and recommend a model for attributes for global research commons that allows researchers and developers to coordinate services and create roadmaps for international interoperability. In pursuit of this goal the WG instituted a speaker series where representatives of Commons from around the world share the current state and vision of their initiatives with the WG and Task Groups were formed to focus on specific areas of the model, which is framed and structured according to the GORC IG typology of commons essential elements. The GORC International Model (V1.0, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GLmyczP5Ez32HRK_1DV9H4owlhac8QWdh6SVarKoJKE/edit?usp=sharing) and accompanying report (https://doi.org/10.15497/RDA00097) were endorsed by RDA in October, 2023.

The main objective of the GORC IM WG since RDA21 was to support and facilitate adoption of the model, in an effort to test it as well as to prepare for the model to be resubmitted as an RDA recommendation, which is anticipated to occur before RDA23. With the model slightly revised from adopter feedback and submitted as a recommendation, the GORC International Model WG will become the GORC International Implementation WG to address the emerging needs uncovered by the model: implementation maps, maturity layers, profiles, and new, more encompassing versions. As we pivot to address the needs of adopters all over the globe, we want to check in with the wider RDA community to ensure the GORC groups are moving the right direction for global interoperability.

The objective of this meeting will be:
1. Showcase the existing outputs of the GORC-IG, GORC IM WG and their known adoption
2. Brainstorm discussion on the direction and scope for the next phase of the GORC IG
3. Discuss the next steps for the GORC International Implementation WG and other potential groups

Welcome and icebreakers (5 min)

Introduction to meeting and previous work (5 mins)
– Take away messages from P22

Presentation of existing GORC-IG, WG supporting outputs (10 min)
– Open discussion on definitions, interpretations, and model

Presentation of GORC model adopters (10 min)

Presentation of interim outputs (10 min)
– Open discussion on state and use of revisions, profiles, recommendation submission

Discussion on GORC groups direction (45 min)
– Showcasing impact and value currently seen and intended current direction (5 min)
– Presentation and discussion of GORC II WG case statement (15 min)
– Open discussion on gaps, avenues of priority, ways of working (will allow people to nominate topics in the session and then discuss in a modified unconference format), and engagement with other RDA groups (25 min)

Next steps and conclusions (5 min)

Working group members: Research funders, infrastructure providers and data services active in delivering Research / Data Commons initiatives