Do you wonder how all the different research data management tools and initiatives in the Netherlands actually fit together? Are waiting to see how innovation projects can lead to sustainable research services? Many institutions and funders invest heavily in research data management, yet the landscape still consists of many parallel services, platforms and collaborations. Innovation funding often adds new solutions rather than streamlining this already crowded ecosystem.

In the first part of this session, you will contribute to an open discussion how local RDM initiatives, institutional strategies and national infrastructure relate to each other. You reflect on how the current landscape of tools, consortia and platforms has emerged — and whether it is moving toward a coherent national ecosystem or remaining a collection of individual efforts. In the second part, a panel of representatives at different levels – institutional, national, European – will present their ideas on a national RDM strategy and reflect on input from the audience.
Using examples from national collaborations such as Yoda and Digilab, we try to answer an urgent question: how do we align fixed-term innovation investments with the long-term sustainability of the services researchers depend on?

After this session you will:
• Gain a clearer picture of the current Dutch RDM landscape and the collaborations shaping it.
• Recognise the challenges that arise when innovative data services grow into essential infrastructure.
• Exchange perspectives with peers on how institutions and national partners can better align innovation, coordination and long-term sustainability.