New Zealand is joining the wave of countries to support and adopt ORCID. New Zealand's peak bodies representing the scientific and research community, along with funding agencies, recently released a joint statement of principle supporting the adoption and use of ORCID identifiers across the research and science system.
The statement recognises the unique benefits that ORCID identifiers can bring to the researcher, the research institute, the funding agency, the policy agency and to the system as a whole. The joint statement also recognised that ORCID aligns with the government's data and information management principles: open, protected, readily available, trusted and authoritative, well managed, reasonably priced and reusable.
The statement reflects a collaborative effort across the sector to forming a cohesive and sustainable national approach to ORCID implementation. Many have commented that it is the first time they have seen such a collaboration that has resulted in the logos of New Zealand's key research and science organisations on the same piece of paper.
Last December the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) formed a working group with representatives from Universities, Crown Research Institutes, independent research organisations and key government funding agencies. The working group developed the joint statement and has been considering how best to form a national consortium, ensuring that the consortium is fit for purpose for all the various sizes and types of research organisations in the country.
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