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Renku

Swiss Data Science Center
Switzerland
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About

Launched: 2018
Record Updated: Nov 14, 2024
Data management planning tool or service
Discovery system
Research software community
Renku is an open-source platform that connects the ecosystem of data, code, and compute to empower researchers to build collaborative communities.
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Mission

The mission of the Renku project is to create a connected ecosystem of code, data, and compute in order to aid researchers in discovery and collaboration. By making it easy to bundle data together with the computational context it needs to be useful, we hope to encourage data reuse across communities and provide the necessary environment for transparency and trust.

Technical Attributes

Maintenance Status

Actively Maintained

Open Code Repository

Implemented
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Technical Documentation

Implemented
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Code License

Implemented
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Open API

Implemented
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Open Product Roadmap

Implemented
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Technical Attribute Statements

Programming Languages

  • go
  • javascript
  • python
  • rust
Other:
Scala

Technology Readiness Level

  • Actual system proven in operational environment

Code Licenses Used

  • Apache License, Version 2.0

Standards

Metadata

  • JSON
  • REST

Persistent Identifier

  • ORCiD

Hosting Options

  • Through solution or third party vendor

Community Engagement

Community Engagement

Implemented
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Contribution Guidelines or Fora

Implemented
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Community Statements

User Contribution Pathways

  • Contribute to code
  • Contribute to documentation
  • Contribute to education or training
  • Contribute to user research or user testing

Community Engagement Activities

  • Annual meetings
  • Blogs
  • Community calls
  • Conference participation
  • Mailing lists and discussion forums (including Slack)
  • User research
  • Webinars and training

Engagement with Values Frameworks

  • FAIR Guiding Principles for Scientific Data Management and Stewardship

Policies & Governance

Governance Summary

Renku software development is led by the Swiss Data Science Center engineering team and external contributors. The project roadmap is determined by the SDSC and other stakeholders within the Swiss academic system.

Policies

Privacy Policy

Implemented
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Governance Records

In Progress

Policy Statements

Board Structure

  • None

Board Level

We do not have a board in a formal sense; the leadership of the Swiss Data Science Center and the academic advisors serve as an advisory body for the activities of the Renku project and its technological and business development.

Community Governance

  • None

Additional Information

Organizational History

The Renku project was initiated in 2017 at the founding of the Swiss Data Science Center, to serve as a technological counterpart to the data science services provided by the Center.

Organizational Structure

Business or Ownership Model

Fiscal sponsorship (academic institution)

Full-time Staff

11-20

Volunteers

1-5

Current Affiliations

The Renku platform at renkulab.io (“Renku”) is managed jointly by the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (« EPFL ») and the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (« ETHZ »), Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.

Funding

Primary Funding Source

  • Contributions
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