The next step for open science: a state-of-the-art identifier network – Project Thor

"THOR  (Technical and Human infrastructure for Open Research) will build on the services provided by ORCID and DataCite to ensure that every researcher, at any phase of their career, or at any institution, will have seamless and free access to Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) for their research artefacts and their work will be uniquely attributed to them. THOR represents a European-led solution to a global problem. The services THOR creates will be open to all. Over its 30-month project term, the THOR consortium will deliver sustainable, accessible PID-based services and enhanced community expertise to provide every researcher in Europe and around the world with a state-of-the-art, federated PID infrastructure. It will work with established platforms and disciplinary communities to ensure that researchers benefit from the added value that PIDs can bring to existing infrastructure. Innovative new services will be added to this toolkit ..."