From Technical Infrastructure to Knowledge Infrastructure: Perspectives from France (Huma-Num) to Europe (DARIAH)
Abstract
Research infrastructure is not a new concept even,though it is relativement recent in SSH, but it is still onethat is evolving, as research practices, methodologiesand tools are undergoing constant and rapid changes.Moving towards data-intensive and AI empoweredresearch, Research Infrastructures see a further shift oftheir role from simple technical infrastructures to whatcould be called “knowledge infrastructures” focused onneeds of key stakeholders from the community ofresearchers. The talk will detail how this has beenexperienced on a French level, with the IR* Huma-Num,and at a European level, with DARIAH-EU.
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From Technical Infrastructure to Knowledge Infrastructure: Perspectives from France (Huma-Num) to Europe (DARIAH) Edward J. Gray & Nicolas Larrousse IR* Huma-Num, CNRS / DARIAH-FR WORKSHOP
Presentation Overview Research infrastructure is not a new concept even, though it is relativement recent in SSH, but it is still one that is evolving, as research practices, methodologies and tools are undergoing constant and rapid changes. Moving towards data-intensive and AI empowered research, Research Infrastructures see a further shift of their role from simple technical infrastructures to what could be called “knowledge infrastructures” focused on needs of key stakeholders from the community of researchers. The talk will detail how this has been experienced on a French level, with the IR* Huma-Num, and at a European level, with DARIAH-EU. [From Technical Infrastructure to Knowledge Infrastructure, Gray & Larrousse] 2025 IEEE CH – DARIAH Workshop on Securing Knowledge: Cyber Humanities and the Future of Critical Research Infrastructures WORKSHOP
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WORKSHOP [From Technical Infrastructure to Knowledge Infrastructure, Gray & Larrousse] 2025 IEEE CH – DARIAH Workshop on Securing Knowledge: Cyber Humanities and the Future of Critical Research Infrastructures The Birth of an Infrastructure IR-CORPUS Support SSH communities in digitizing corpora An infrastructure for SSH on the National Research Infra Roadmap
WORKSHOP [From Technical Infrastructure to Knowledge Infrastructure, Gray & Larrousse] 2025 IEEE CH – DARIAH Workshop on Securing Knowledge: Cyber Humanities and the Future of Critical Research Infrastructures From Childhood to Adolescence Preserving (raw) Data was useful but not sufficient Communities needs have evolved (very) rapidly SSH are made up of diverse disciplines Wide diversity of Data in the SSH Landscape so it is necessary to rely on the communities
WORKSHOP [From Technical Infrastructure to Knowledge Infrastructure, Gray & Larrousse] 2025 IEEE CH – DARIAH Workshop on Securing Knowledge: Cyber Humanities and the Future of Critical Research Infrastructures Towards Maturity: Services for SSH Researchers Huma-Num provides a set of services to research communities (e.g. processing, dissemination, conservation etc. of digital research data) at each step of data lifecycle
WORKSHOP [From Technical Infrastructure to Knowledge Infrastructure, Gray & Larrousse] 2025 IEEE CH – DARIAH Workshop on Securing Knowledge: Cyber Humanities and the Future of Critical Research Infrastructures Funding of Huma-Num’s Consortia Articulation with Regional Infrastructures: Maisons des Sciences de l’Homme Huma-Num : Building a Community-based Infrastructure in SSH Articulation with National Infrastructures
WORKSHOP [From Technical Infrastructure to Knowledge Infrastructure, Gray & Larrousse] 2025 IEEE CH – DARIAH Workshop on Securing Knowledge: Cyber Humanities and the Future of Critical Research Infrastructures A strategy for Europe - Expanding relations with other Communities Participation in the construction of ERICs ● Giving visibility to French research in SSH ● Sharing Practices and involving National communities ● Participating in the creation of EOSC ○ Via projects ○ Monitoring new developments: EOSC Nodes & Language & Cultural Data Spaces Integration in european networks of expertise -> Join new communities! -> Relying on European communities to build the infrastructure
WORKSHOP [From Technical Infrastructure to Knowledge Infrastructure, Gray & Larrousse] 2025 IEEE CH – DARIAH Workshop on Securing Knowledge: Cyber Humanities and the Future of Critical Research Infrastructures To a New Future : From Data Infrastructure to Knowledge Infrastructure This is what Huma-Num looks like today Becoming gradually a “Knowledge Infrastructure” The idea is no longer to “back up” Data but to “preserve” it Make Data a “Common Good”: Trust is one of the main points
Florence, Italy, 9 September 2025 Merci beaucoup ! Edward J. Gray edward.gra[email protected] Nicolas Larrousse nicolas.larr[email protected] With help from Adeline Joffres WORKSHOP