2025-06-03

Welcome to the 6th Base4NFDI newsletter!
Every two months we will share the latest updates about upcoming Base-relevant events and presentations, insights into the basic service development, and notify you about interesting resources to keep you informed and inspired.
Thank you for being a part of our community, and happy reading!

Brief updates from the basic services

• IAM4NFDI
  • 5 incubators have been finalized since the start of the 3rd incubator cycle. For more information have a look at the incubator dashboard.
  • IAM4NFDI has called for new incubators to implement. The next incubator cycle starts on August 1st, 2025. If you have an AAI-specific use case, have a look at the call for applications. Submission deadline is June 30, 2025.
  • IAM4NFDI has published their Service Onboarding Handbook on Zenodo.

• TS4NFDI
  • The TS4NFDI API-gateway demonstrator is online via https://ts4nfdi.github.io/api-gateway/compare.
  • Have a look into the Terminology Service Suite Demo Repository: https://github.com/ts4nfdi/2nd-base4nfdi-roadshow-demo.
  • TS4NFDI has called for incubators. The incubator cycle will start in August 2025. If you have a suitable use case, have a look at the call for incubators. Submission deadline is June 20, 2025.

• PID4NFDI
  • The PID4NFDI team invites to participate in a collaborative initiative to further integrate Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) into the research data lifecycle, focussing on Data Management Plans (DMPs) and Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs). They established two dedicated focus groups to collectively address important focus areas. More information can be found here.
    
  • Every other month, PID4NFDI offers an “Open Hour” to give anyone interested the opportunity to learn about the project in an informal atmosphere and provide input. More information can be found here.
  • The PID4NFDI prefix registration service is online. NFDI consortia can request an ePIC prefix, which is free of charge during the PID4NFDI project runtime, to set up infrastructures that assign PIDs.
  • An extensive FAQ Section has been added to our website that answers questions regarding the potential of the PID Coordination Hub; now and in the future.

• KGI4NFDI
  • KGI4NFDI has established a monthly consulting meeting via Zoom. Next meeting: 18th June, 3pm.

• DMP4NFDI
  • The basic service proposal from DMP4NFDI has been accepted for funding of the Integration Phase following the Consortia Assembly’s decision. The Integration phase will start in July 2025. The Integration Phase Proposal is published on Zenodo.
  • As part of the NFDITalk series, Jürgen Windeck presented DMP4NFDI. The recorded presentation can be watched on Youtube.
  • DMP4NFDI has finished a survey about training materials. The analysis flows into their train-the-trainer concept.

• Jupyter4NFDI
• Jupyter4NFDI has submitted an Integration proposal on April 23.
• Are you curious about how Jupyter4NFDI can support your research workflows? Whether you're a user, part of a community, or representing an NFDI consortium – the service invites you to a bi-weekly open hour (Monday, 9-10 am). Information to the next meeting and dial-in link here.

• nfdi.software
  • nfdi.software has launched their new website https://nfdi.software/. You can contact the nfdi.software support team directly This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
  • The nfdi.software team will soon contact the consortia, sections and Base services and invite them to upload their scientific software to the newly launched nfdi.software RSD (Research Software Directory).

• RDMTraining4NFDI
• RDMTraining4NFDI presented its project at the EduTrain section meeting. We are pleased with the feedback received from the working groups and consortia. As a result, RDMTraining4NFDI is now moving forward with the preparation of an integration proposal.
• As part of the requirements analysis, a survey will be launched in June. You are warmly welcome to take part in the survey and to share your feedback during the upcoming feedback loop for the integration proposal.
• In addition, RDMTraining is currently taking part in consolidation workshops and is preparing its Summer School, which will include contributions from four cooperating use cases.

Meet us

• 26. NFDI4Biodiversity Project Forum, 10.6.25, online
• 4. Text+ Plenary in Göttingen, 16.-17.6.25
• DARIAH Annual Event 2025 in Göttingen, 17.-20.6.25

Publications and related materials

• Report on Base4NFDI Service Integration Procedures, April 2025.
• Report on Base4NFDI Service Portfolio Framework, April 2025.

Miscellaneous

• Next deadline for proposal submissions: 30 July 2025.
• FAQ to Base4NFDI is now online.

If you have any questions, please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

2025-05-27

Do you have a use case whose implementation you need support with the integration/provision of terminology? Then here's your chance.

Use cases could be:

• Hosting of terminologies
• Setup a domain specific terminology service
• Adding terminology services to the TS4NFDI API Gateway
• Integration of Terminology Service Suite widgets
• Provision of collection(s) via the TS4NFDI API Gateway

As part of the Terminology Services 4 NFDI (TS4NFDI) project, so-called incubator cycles have been planned in order to be able to react flexibly to user requests. An incubator gives you the opportunity to present your ideas and needs for terminology services for your project and to implement the integration/provision of these together with the TS4NFDI developers.

What do you need to do?

1. Please inform yourself about the TS4NFDI incubators using the slides on Zenodo and get inspired by the Incubator Dashboard on the TS4NFDI Service Portal.
2. We need the following information from you:
   a) NFDI consortium affiliation (It is also possible to apply if you are not part of an NFDI consortium)
   b) Title of your incubator project
   c) Description of your idea for an incubator project
3. Your support and involvement in the implementation of the incubator cycle is essential - please plan for this and ensure that you can participate in the period before you submit your idea.

We are happy to answer questions by e-mail. If it is not possible to answer the questions by e-mail, it is also possible to obtain a consultation appointment during the application phase. For questions you could response to this mail.

The next TS4NFDI incubator cycle will start in August 2025 and we are hereby calling for applications. Please note the submission deadline of 20.06.2025. The TS4NFDI team is looking forward to your incubator proposals. You will receive feedback by 30.06.2025 as to whether you have been accepted as an incubator in this phase.

Please send your application to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

2025-04-10

Do you have an AAI-specific use case that you need support to implement? Then this is your chance. As part of the Base4NFDI project, IAM4NFDI has so-called incubator cycles to be able to react flexibly to the wishes of future users. With the incubator cycles you can bring in your ideas and needs for the NFDI-AAI and, thus, help shape its development.

The incubator cycle starts on August 1st, 2025 - here is our call for applications: https://pad.otc.coscine.dev/s/X_1mk4sKD.

Please note the submission deadline is June 30, 2025 - but don't worry - the application won't take long.

We look forward to your applications!