Introduction National Data Services (NDS) are a key component of the scientific data landscape. Many of them have been actively involved in the RDA, in activities like  the Global Open Research Commons (GORC) International Model WG. NDSs’ contributions to the GORC International Model (GORC IM) demonstrated that they are organised in different ways and with different aims, depending strongly on the national context in which they operate. The RDA is the natural venue to enable National Data Services to meet, learn from mutual...

  Updated with TAB feedback 21-June -2016   Introduction   Given the increased value of research data as a national research asset, many countries are establishing national and regional level support for research data. This interest group targets such national/regional services with broad cross-discipline scope1.     For members of the RDA community, “how to effectively form and operate such national data services?” is an important question  that this interest group aims to shed light on.   For the purposes of this interest...