2026-10-28 –, LUMC01
If you are part of an emerging NREN or research community struggling with low visibility, limited infrastructure, and fragmented research outputs, this session will show you how to move from isolation to global integration using persistent identifiers (PIDs).
In many emerging National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), research outputs exist but lack persistent identifiers, interoperability, and structured integration into global infrastructures. Without DOIs, ORCID adoption, institutional identifiers, and connected repositories, visibility, citation tracking, and impact measurement remain limited.
This session demonstrates how you can build a sustainable PID culture within an emerging NREN, even in environments with constrained resources and evolving digital policies. You will explore practical strategies for phased PID adoption, governance alignment, and community engagement that support long-term sustainability.
You will leave with actionable insights to strengthen research visibility, enhance institutional participation, and position your NREN as an active contributor to the global PID ecosystem.
Is your research ecosystem generating theses, datasets, and publications that remain disconnected from global scholarly networks?
In many emerging and underrepresented research communities, knowledge production is not the problem — visibility and integration are. Research outputs often lack Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), researcher identifiers such as ORCID, institutional identifiers, and interoperable repository frameworks. As a result, valuable scholarship remains difficult to discover, cite, measure, and trust.
This session provides a practical roadmap for building a PID culture within an emerging National Research and Education Network (NREN). You will explore how to move from fragmented, institution-specific outputs to a coordinated national approach that aligns with global PID infrastructures.
Through real-world implementation experience, you will gain insight into how to:
Introduce PIDs through phased and context-sensitive adoption strategies
Build institutional buy-in without overwhelming universities and research centers
Align repository development with international PID standards
Establish governance and policy frameworks that support sustainability
Position your NREN as a national coordinator and trusted connector in the global PID landscape
You will also examine the barriers that frequently slow PID adoption — including limited funding, policy gaps, low awareness, and technical capacity constraints — and identify practical solutions that work in resource-constrained environments.
Importantly, you will discover how PIDs do more than improve metadata quality. They strengthen research integrity, increase international collaboration opportunities, enhance citation visibility, and support evidence-based policy making. By embedding persistent identifiers into repository strategies and institutional workflows, you can transform a national research system from locally siloed outputs into a globally connected knowledge network.
This session is designed for NREN leaders, repository managers, research policymakers, librarians, and infrastructure providers who want to strengthen research visibility and long-term sustainability in emerging contexts.
If your goal is to move from isolation to integration — and from invisible outputs to measurable impact — this session will provide strategic clarity and practical tools to help you begin that transformation.
Chief Communications Officer of the Somali Research & Education Network (SomaliREN)