📄️ Introduction
The International Engagement section addresses internationalization as a key cross-cutting issue in science and as a strategic priority for NFDI since the association was founded. It coordinates NFDI's interaction with European and international communities and contributes to a coordinated approach to international activities. The section creates structures and working relationships to systematically involve relevant external actors and support cooperation within the NFDI. In addition, it acts as an interface for contextualizing European and international initiatives and promotes exchange between NFDI consortia, sections, and external partners in the international environment.
📄️ WG Surveying the European and International Landscape
This working group systematically maps the existing and aspirational interactions between the NFDI — at the level of individual researchers, organisations, and consortia — and relevant European and international entities. These entities include working groups, projects, organisations, funders, research infrastructures, and other stakeholders in the international research data landscape.
📄️ WG Supporting the Development of EOSC Node Germany
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is establishing a federation of national and thematic nodes with the aim of enabling access to digital resources and services across borders and disciplines. Because NFDI is developing similar capabilities on a national level, the NFDI has the goal of:
📄️ WG Continuation of Internationalization and Outreach
This working group builds on the experiences gained in the EOSC Node Germany effort to create a reusable framework that supports NFDI consortia in developing and nurturing European and international interactions more broadly.