Collaborative notes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GSFRx4-tnyhH_G-C0NnWc7gRV4zUbUK6/edit

The session has two key objectives:

1. Share preliminary analysis of new and updated national PID strategy case studies submitted in 2025 using our revised template.
2. Begin to explore the alignment between national PID strategies and overarching regional PID policies, for example, the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) PID policy. 

At RDA VP24, the IG session reviewed the findings of a survey that had been sent to all members to provide suggestions on focus areas for the group in the future. We reviewed a revised case study template which will be used to collect new/updated case studies. We also heard presenters on national PID strategies from Ireland, France, Finland and Australia and discussed common challenges. 

Following the session, co-chairs issued a call for case studies to be submitted and will present the preliminary findings at Plenary 25. The main focus is on collecting new case studies, particularly from countries that may struggle to allocate resources to develop a strategy, however we also seek updated versions of the nine case studies that were collected by the previous Working Group. National PID strategies are by nature an evolving, dynamic space and the case studies collected will provide valuable information to other members of the IG. 

We will use the case studies collected to explore whether and how the outputs of the 2023 National PID Strategies WG (Guide, Checklist, Case Studies) should be updated or improved to better support the international community. The P25 session will provide IG members with the opportunity to contribute to an initial discussion based on preliminary findings. 

While national PID strategies continue to emerge and develop, it’s clear from our P24 session that we need to consider the relationship (influence?) of national PID strategies with broader regional policies and strategies that involve PIDs and impact the realization of national PID policies, such as the European Open Science Cloud PID policy. At P25, we look to explore how the regional policies/strategies interact with national PID strategies for mutual benefit and how they can support their creation and implementation.  

1. Welcome and IG overview / Menti poll for attendees / Case studies update (20 min)
2. Case study presentations from IG members (30 mins)
   • France
   • Ireland
   • Germany
   • Latin America
   • Australia
   • Digital Science/UK
3. Open discussion (35 mins)
4. Summary and close (5 mins)

Researchers, PID providers, research information managers, publishers, policymakers, funders, service providers. Anyone with an interest in developing policy and implementation strategies that leverage the power of persistent identifiers at scale.