The Data Rescue Initiative

14.10.2025

Earlier this year, the Norwegian government granted a one-time additional allocation to Sigma2 to assist the research community in safeguarding datasets currently stored abroad, which may face the risk of deletion or loss.

We have acquired extra storage capacity for this initiative and wish to inform researchers about the opportunity to secure valuable data on NIRD.

Two large containers in a yellow rack.

The NIRD ecosystem offers various services that may be suitable candidates for your datasets, contingent upon their FAIRness and readiness for widespread sharing or targeted collaboration with specific projects. These services include the NIRD Data Lake, Central Data Library, and NIRD Research Data Archive.

Researchers interested in securing datasets on NIRD are encouraged to contact Sigma2 without delay.

Please don't hesitate to contact us for data rescue