A Brief Description of the Development of the Norwegian Research Information Repository

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Sikt – Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research
Sikt – Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research
Keywords

research information ...

NVA (Nasjonalt Vitena...

national CRIS

national repository

persistent identifier...

open infrastructure

Norway

Issue Date
May 20, 2026
Publisher
euroCRIS
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
The Norwegian Research Information Repository (NVA) is a national, open‑source infrastructure for documenting current Norwegian research activities and results and underpins national reporting to the Norwegian Scientific Index (NVI). It is deployed as a service‑oriented, serverless platform on AWS, using a graph data model aligned with FAIR principles and persistent identifiers. The platform has enabled the Norwegian government to effectively mandate open access for publicly funded research and provides institutions with shared tools, workflows, and best practices for research documentation. The paper describes the historical context, development process, technical architecture, achieved results, lessons learned, and future work, offering practical guidance when developing national‑scale research information infrastructures.
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18 slides.-- Presentation delivered within CRIS2026 session "National CRIS: Evolution and Impact".-- Includes extended abstract
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https://dspacecris.eurocris.org/handle/11366/9072
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