New publication by the project: “Inclusive Futures: User stories and mapping pathways for National Federated Compute Services”

The NFCS-funded project “Inclusive Futures: User stories and mapping pathways for National Federated Compute Services” has published “Inclusive Futures of Federated Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI). A Scoping Review of Cultural Challenges to Federation“, which explores the key cultural challenges to the federation of compute services and data.

This report provides:

• A summary of five themes identified in the literature: 1) Disciplinary silos; 2) Epistemic diversity; 3) Trust and control; 4) Resistance; 5) Power asymmetries.
• The notion of inclusiveness deployed
• A discussion of the gaps in the literature and the implications for the national federation of DRIs. 

If you’re interested in understanding the cultural challenges to federation of DRI, this is a must-read.

Download the full report here:https://zenodo.org/records/17641455

The authors would love to hear your thoughts – what resonates most with you, and what’s missing? Get in touch with Allison Littlejohn, project PI, to have your opinion heard.