DeiC's vision is to provide researchers at Danish universities with access to a digital infrastructure that enables research and education at a high international level.
Other relevant institutions with educational and research activities can participate in the collaboration upon approval by the DeiC board.
DeiC makes decisions on development and operation in the following areas:
- Common research network for Danish universities and other relevant educational and research institutions.
- Common digital infrastructure services for Danish universities and other relevant educational and research institutions.
- Common cyber and information security services for Danish universities and other relevant institutions.
- Common computing and storage facilities for Danish universities, including allocation.
Additionally, DeiC is tasked with:
- Developing a strategy for managing research data and national data repositories.
- Managing and allocating funds for national digital research infrastructure.
- Coordinating participation in national and international collaborations on digital research infrastructure.
- Advising the Minister for Higher Education and Science and the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science on digital research infrastructure.
The DeiC board consists of senior-level members from the eight Danish universities, each with a mandate from their respective universities. Furthermore, the Rectors' Conference appoints a chairperson for the DeiC board. The daily management is carried out by Director, Gitte Julin Kudsk, appointed by the board.
DeiC’s legal foundation is described in the executive order BEK 615 of 26 May 2023 (in Danish).
DTU is the host university for DeiC, providing administrative and legal support. DeiC employees are employed by the host university.
The staff primarily have offices at DTU and Aarhus University, but also include personnel at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Southern Denmark.
Collaborations and Projects
DeiC is involved in several national and international collaborations and projects. Read more under the respective departments.
The director can enter into agreements with a financial framework of up to DKK 200,000 without prior board approval. The chairperson of the board and the director can jointly enter into agreements with a financial framework of up to DKK 500,000 without prior board approval.