1. Sustainability of VLs/VREs/SGs

2. Quick snapshot of Ausrtalian VL’s
Astronomy
Climate & Weather Science
Hazards
Genomics
Marine
Humanities
Endocrine Genomics
Characterisation, Imaging Facility
Human Communications Science
Biodiversity and Climate Change
Industrial Ecology

3. Financial sustainability
Slide Courtesy of Michelle Barker

4. Where is the VL on the Hype Cycle
Slide Courtesy of Michelle Barker

5. Community engagement? Is Number of users an indicator of sustainability?
Is size an indicator?
But a dedicated community does assure sustainability
Particularly if it is global and with a global network..

6. Do we need a maturity model
Do we need a maturity model? (in particular to assure users of sustainability)
VL/VRE/SG
Single team, tightly coupled, local resources, no standards
Institution based, tightly coupled, standardised resources
Community based, loosely coupled to standardised resources
Domain supported, governed, <3 years of funding, standardised
Governed, sustainable long term funding, certified repositories
VL/VRE/SG

7. Quick snapshot of Australian VL’s
Astronomy
Climate & Weather Science
Hazards
Genomics
Marine
Humanities
Endocrine Genomics
Characterisation, Imaging Facility
Human Communications Science
Biodiversity and Climate Change
Industrial Ecology