PHAIDRAcon is the annual gathering of the PHAIDRA community. It is a place where researchers and academics meet data stewards, curators and creatives; where librarians and developers meet with institutional leaders and policy makers.
Above all, it is a space where thinkers from across the fields of academia and cultural heritage come to explore how digital technology can bring research, curation and learning to life in new and exciting ways.
Are you a repository manager? An IT professional? Someone in a leadership position looking for the right repository solution for your organization? Or are you simply someone who is interested in research data management, open access and open source and would like to exchange ideas with like-minded individuals? Then you've come to the right place!
Thank you to the community that has grown around PHAIDRA over the past 18 years and continues to care for open, collaborative approaches to managing…
From new developments to inspiring showcases: discover what’s next for PHAIDRA at our first community call of 2026.
In the second part of our latest Epistemicast mini-series, we focus on the role of technology and the academic repository in promoting interaction…
Because in the digital realm, “long term” is not about a specific technology: it is about community, shared need and vision.
We believe that a successful repository solution cannot evolve in isolation. They grow through open dialogue: between institutions, disciplines and individuals, and across borders and cultures.
Each year, PHAIDRAcon brings together diverse perspectives to explore the latest developments and innovative thinking around digital preservation, curation, archival, scholarly communication, open education and academia.
True digital sovereignty is not just about platforms. It is about the primacy of data. Software will change. Infrastructure will change. Our responsibility is to ensure the data remains accessible, interpretable and reusable.
PHAIDRAcon'26 will take place in the beautiful city of Vienna. This year, we will explore the topic "Data Sovereignty - International, Institutional, Infrastructural".
