In a nutshell: What is the NFDI4Cat?
Catalysis is a very complex and interdisciplinary scientific field that enables the efficient production of a wide range of products for different industries and at different production scales. Thus, catalysis is one of the key technologies for addressing major challenges such as a sustainable energy supply or climate change. Data management in catalysis is currently organised mainly at institutional or working group level and based on local conventions. Overarching repositories and standards on how data including metadata should be stored exist only in rudimentary form.
In order to generate the highest possible added value from catalysis research, a fundamental change in catalysis research and catalysis-related sciences such as chemical engineering and process engineering is required. Bringing together the different disciplines of catalysis in terms of data management is the central challenge. Out of this need, the NFDI4Cat consortium was founded as part of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) initiative. NFDI4Cat focuses on shaping the digital future of catalysis.
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The National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) association aims to make data systematically accessible and sustainably available.
The amount of research data is increasing every day. The National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) association is working to systematically make data accessible and sustainably available in every field of research.
The vision of the NFDI is to create a cross-disciplinary, digital repository of knowledge and to set standards in the field of research data management.
The association was founded by the federal and state governments in October 2020.