Organization

ARDC

ARDC is an Australian agency that runs RAiD, a persistent identifier for research activities, and co-founded the alliance that governs it.

How it connects

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Who is behind it

RAiD governed by ARDC. ARDC is the ISO-appointed registration authority for RAiD worldwide.
RAiD operated by ARDC. ARDC is RAiD's registration authority and lead developer, and offers the service in Australia, New Zealand and worldwide.

Connects to

ARDC is a member of DataCite. Member of DataCite that leads a consortium.
ARDC is a member of RDA. Listed as an organisational member of RDA.

Links

Details

Also known as: Australian Research Data Commons

Description

ARDC is the reason RAiD exists as an identifier that works at global scale: without a national CRIS, RAiD lets you identify research activity without building a full system.

Attributes

Attributes of ARDC
url	https://ardc.edu.au/
identifiers	ror: 038sjwq14, wikidata: Q4824459
status	active
governance	Public agency
prominence	detail
type	Organization
orgKind	government-agency
country	AU
Tags	region: global

Sources

https://www.raid.org/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04): ARDC is the ISO-appointed Registration Authority for RAiD (ISO 23527:2022) globally, and a founding partner of the Global RAiD Operating Alliance (established Utrecht, 14-16 Apr 2026).

Last reviewed: 2026-09-04

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