The document introduces RISE, a research infrastructure self-evaluation framework developed by the Digital Curation Centre. RISE aims to help research institutions assess the maturity of their research data services, identify gaps, prioritize improvements, and benchmark against peers. It comprises 22 capabilities across different levels of achievement. The framework was created based on the DCC's experience and incorporates standards from existing models. It is freely available online and several institutions have conducted self-assessments using RISE.

1. RISE – the DCC’s Research
Infrastructure Self-Evaluation
FrameworkKevin Ashley, Angus Whyte,
Jonathan Rans
Digital Curation Centre
www.dcc.ac.uk
@kevingashley
Kevin.ashley@ed.ac.uk
With thanks to other DCC
colleagues & all those
who helped us develop
the framework

2. My home – the DCC
• Consultancy
• Training
• Research
• Services
• Guidance
• Events
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3. Why do this?
• Comparators are useful for service development
• Mature service types well-served:
• Service models with components
• Tools & development guidance
• Rigorous peer comparison
• Immature service types
• case studies if you are lucky
• Difficulty finding comparable peers
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4. The DCC response
 Ideal model helps us:
 Measure maturity
 Understand success
 Identify needed service components
 Allocate resource
 Identify how to improve and progress
 All general attributes of any capability & maturity
model
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5. Institutions diverse in capabilities they need
Percentiles
3
%
20
%
77
%
Income range percentiles - split into 3 groups across all 161 HEIs
Research
income
% of
total
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This shows scale in a
single regulatory &
funding environment.
Others are different

6. Capabilities x 10
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7. Capabilities comprise 1-3 elements (22 in all)
Active data
management
• Scalability and
synchronisation
• Collaboration support
• Security management
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8. Levels of capability
Security management
Level One Level Two Level Three
The service provides
authenticated access to
storage that is protected from
unauthorised data access, and
researchers are made aware of
procedures for data protection
and de-identification.
The service
provides tools/environments
that enable researchers to de-
identify, encrypt or control
access to data as required.
The service provides
researchers from across the
institution with access to ISO
27001/2 or equivalently
accredited facilities for
analysis of shared sensitive
data.
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9. Capability levels – our approach
Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
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10. Background
 Released 2017
 Represents our understanding of policy landscape,
relevant standards and norms
 Draws on DCC experience 2010-15, lessons learned
from earlier CARDIO model
 … and before that ULCC’s DAAT & McGovern &
Kenney’s DPM maturity model
 Draft version community review workshop 2016 (x
12 institutions)
 DCC facilitated use in 4 institutions - Independent
use in at least 4 more in 2017
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11. Looking ahead…
• Planning for regular (3-yearly?) review cycle
• Stability needed to allow meaningful
comparisons
• How to do those comparisons? Currently only
available via DCC-run audit
• Broader steering group if sufficient interest
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12. Using RISE
Consider each service element individually
Assess your current capability
Define your target capability
Identify barriers and opportunities
OUTPUTS
• Reassurance that compliance has been achieved
• Gap analysis
• Service development prioritisation
• Fostering links between support departments
• Scoping data publishing platform requirements
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13. Freely reusable
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/how-guides/RISE
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14. Tabular format
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